Banana Land: Blood, Bullets & Poison (2013)
You'll never feel good about buying bananas again.
장르 : 다큐멘터리
상영시간 : 1시간 11분
연출 : Jason Glaser
시놉시스
Why is the price of a banana from Central America only a third of that of an apple from Michigan? This documentary attempts to answer that question by examining the supply chain between Central America and the US, and uncovering the violence that has enabled the banana industry for more than a century.
1840년대 미국에서는 노예 수입이 금지되자 흑인 납치 사건이 만연하게 된다. 미국내 자유주의 흑인을 납치해 노예주로 팔아 넘기는 것. 1841년 뉴욕. 아내 그리고 두 명의 아이와 함께 자유로운 삶을 누리던 음악가 솔로몬 노섭은 어느날 갑자기 납치되어 노예로 팔려간다. 그가 도착한 곳은 노예주 중에서도 악명 높은 루이지애나. 신분을 증명할 방법이 없는 그에게 노예 신분과 플랫이라는 새 이름이 주어지고, 12년의 시간 동안 두 명의 주인 윌리엄 포드, 에드윈 엡스를 만나게 되는데...
흑인 노예 장고는 착한 사마리아인 같은 독일인 현금사냥꾼 닥터 킹의 도움을 받아 멋진 말을 타고 미국 평원을 달리며 헤어진 아내 브룸힐다를 찾아다니는 총잡이 낭만주의자로 변신한다. 그는 브룸힐다가 미시시피에서 가장 악독한 농장 캔디랜드의 노예로 일하고 있다는 소식을 듣고 농장주 캔디를 찾아간다. 아내를 구해야 하는 분노의 로맨티스트 장고, 그를 돕는 정의의 바운티 헌터 닥터 킹, 그리고 그들의 표적이 된 욕망의 마스터 캔디. 복수의 사슬이 풀리면, 세 남자의 피도 눈물도 없는 대결이 시작된다.
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