A Blooming Business

A poetic documentary about people in Kenya who are imprisoned by the power of the global flower industry.

A Blooming Business — Plot

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
• March 27, 2009
• Runtime
• 52 min
• Genres
• Documentary
• Director
• Ton Van Zantvoort