A Blooming Business

2009 | 52 minutes | 6.3 ★ (3)

A Blooming Business
  • Overview

    A documentary about people in Kenya who are imprisoned by the global flower industry. The dilemmas of the industry become painfully clear and a dark world of oppression, sexual abuse and terrible working conditions unfolds. There is only one conclusion possible: the smell of the imported rose is not sweet, but bitter.

  • Release Date

    27 March 2009

  • DirectingTon Van Zantvoort
  • Budget

    $64.00

  • Revenue

    $0.00

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