Isle of Flowers

Isle of Flowers

Isle of Flowers

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Isle of Flowers

"A place where there are very few flowers."

1989

0h 13m

8.2(229 votes)

Documentary

Overview

A tomato is planted, harvested and sold at a supermarket, but it rots and ends up in the trash. But it doesn’t end there: Isle of Flowers follows it up until its real end, among animals, trash, women and children. And then the difference between tomatoes, pigs and human beings becomes clear.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Paulo José

Paulo José

Narrator

Júlia Barth

Filha de Dona Anete

Luciane Azevedo

Ana Luiza Nunes

Ciça Reckziegel

Dona Anete

Igor Costa

Filho de Dona Anete

Douglas Trainini

Marido de Dona Anete

Irene Schmidt

Compradora

Gosei Kitajima

Sr. Suzuki 1

Takehiro Suzuki

Sr. Suzuki 2

Antônio da Silva

O dono do porco

Creative team

Directed by: Jorge Furtado
Written by: Jorge Furtado
Produced by: Giba Assis Brasil
Monica Schmiedt

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