London's Frontline Club will be holding a special screening of Bananas!* next Monday (24th January). The groundbreaking expose tells the powerful David and Goliath story of Juan 'Accidentes' Domingue, a lawyer hired by a group of Nicaraguan banana workers to prosecute their employer, Dole Foods, for using a pesticide known to cause sterility... watch the trailer above
Screening date: January 24, 2011 7:00 PM at The Frontline Club
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