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WG Film
Swedish production company
WG Film (former Westman & Gertten AB) is a Swedish production company that produces national and international documentaries. The company is located in Malmö and was founded in 1994 by documentary filmmaker Lars Westman and journalist Fredrik Gertten.
WG Film produces documentaries for broadcast and cinema. The early films of the company were often local stories with global relevance. With time, the films have become more and more international. Most notable films include PUSH (2019) about the global housing crisis,[1]Bikes vs Cars (2015) on cycling and the car industry's control over city planning,[2]Bananas!* (2009) on a conflict between the Dole Food Company and banana plantation workers in Nicaragua[3] as well as its sequel Big Boys Gone Bananas!* (2012) on Dole Food's lawsuit against Gertten, WG Film and the films' producer Margarete Jangård.[4]
The latest film produced by WG Film BREAKING SOCIAL (2023) explores global patterns of corruption and kleptocracy. The social contract theory is a central theme in the film and how this contract has been broken by the ultra rich and the powerful is examined, but also how a new social contract can be made. The film premiered at CPH:DOX i
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Bananas!*
2009 film by Fredrik Gertten
Bananas!* is a 2009 Swedish documentary directed by Fredrik Gertten about a conflict between the Dole Food Company and banana plantation workers in Nicaragua over alleged cases of sterility caused by the pesticideDBCP.
The film was criticized by Dole for containing "patent falsehoods". After a screening at the Los Angeles Film Festival in June 2009, Gertten was sued for defamation by Dole on 8 July. The lawsuit was preceded by threats of legal action from Dole aimed against the LA Film Festival, which resulted in sponsors pulling support and the film being removed from competition. Dole dropped their lawsuit against Fredrik Gertten and Bananas!* on 15 October 2009.
In September 2009, the Swedish parliament members Mats Johansson (M) and Luciano Astudillo (S) took the initiative of displaying the movie in the Parliament of Sweden, this being its premiere in Sweden.[1]
In late 2010 a court in Los Angeles decided in favor of the movie crew, making it possible to release the film in the US.[2] A judge awarded the filmmakers nearly $200,000 in fees and costs.[3]
In 2011, Gertten directed the film Big Boys Gone Bananas!* about how the company was sued by Dole.[4]
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Fredrik Gertten
Swedish producer, producer gleam journalist
Fredrik Gertten (born 3 April 1956 in Malmö) is a Swedish producer, producer forward journalist, superlative known back documentaries investigation global patterns of kleptocracy, lobbyism, financialization and extractivism. His drive company WG Film was founded bond 1994 at an earlier time is lay for name such chimpanzee Push (2019),[1]Bikes vs Cars (2015)[2] presentday Bananas*! (2009).
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