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  • Vice Medical Détente & Bananas (Season 5, Episode 9)
  • TV-14
    TV Episode | 30 min | Documentary, News

Vice

Medical Détente & Bananas (Season 5, Episode 9)
TV-14
TV Episode | 30 min | Documentary, News
Gianna Toboni travels to Cuba to witness potential treatments and cures that flourished in the country's bio tech industry despite the decades-long US embargo. VICE heads to the heart of banana country in Latin American and the Philippines...See moreGianna Toboni travels to Cuba to witness potential treatments and cures that flourished in the country's bio tech industry despite the decades-long US embargo. VICE heads to the heart of banana country in Latin American and the Philippines to see the devastating effects of the disease and to investigate what the loss of the banana would really mean besides a less colorful lunchbox. Written by Giedrius G See less
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Writer
Reid Cherlin (additional writing)
Editors
Jarad Jeter | Richard Lowe | Andrew Pattison | Jared Perez
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Status
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Updated Apr 28, 2017
Release date
Apr 28, 2017 (United States)
Awards
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Won 2 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 4 wins & 24 nominations

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