How to view: visit http://thebigbananamovie.com/home/
Director: | Producer:Franck Bieleu
Produced: | Country: Cameroon
Run time: 85min
Language: French with English subtitles
Synopsis: Food security suffers in the fertile farming area of Cameroon where banana plantations cultivate fruit for European markets. Now the large multinational wants to own the residents' land too.
From the website: The region of Njombe-Penja in the coast of Cameroon has a very fertile soil due to high volcanic property. Tropical fruit such as banana, pineapple or mango are widely cultivated for export toward the west, generating millions dollars profit to agro industrial companies. At first glance, a little paradise for the locals soon turns to nightmare.
With the new agreement APE (partnership agreement) between the ACP countries (Africa, Pacific, Caribbean) and Europe that allows free trade. Tropical fruit companies (The big Banana) are encouraged to increase their production to meet the western demand. Such an increase requires more land. Unavailable, the big banana begins expropriating farmers with the help of the local government, leaving land owner, and small farmers with nothing to fend for themselves and their families.
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