The movie Bananas!* (not the early Woody Allen flick with a similar name) arrived with that asterisk attached. An asterisk usually signifies controversy ahead , or, see additional information . In this case, it’s both.
The film, which had its world premiere at the Los Angeles Film Festival in June, is a documentary about the 2007 Tellez trial. Much of it focuses on attorney Juan Dominguez and the background of the plaintiffs’ claims. Swedish filmmaker Fredrik Gertten follows the personal injury lawyer as he flies to Nicaragua to meet the men who will become his clients. Dominguez talks to old hands who explain how DBCP (“the poison,” they call it) was applied, and together they view old movie footage that purports to illustrate the process.
