Conservative MP Mats Johansson and former social democrat MP Luciano Astudillo took the initiative to the screening of BANANAS!* in the Swedish parliament in October 2009. Today (29 feb) they show the new film BIG BOYS GONE BANANAS!* to politicians and journalists once again in the Swedish parliament.
Director Fredrik Gertten together with lawyer Lincoln Bandlow. Photo: Margarete Jangård
The film is not just about the legal process between the fruit giant and the filmmaker. Questions are also raised about media manipulation and the influence in jounalism from PR-and lobbyists in the news we read today. US lawyer Lincoln Bandlow, who defended our film BANANAS!*, is presenting the screening. After the screening there is a discussion about the PR- and lobbyists influence in democracy. Particpants in the discussion are Lincoln Bandlow, Anna Serner, CEO of the Swedish Filminstitute, Anna Grönlund Kratz, JKL, Paul Ronge, media consult,Mats Johansson, Luciano Astudillo, Fredrik Gertten, director and Margarete Jangård, producer.