Isle of Flowers
A place where there are very few flowers.
1989 · 13m · N/A
Documentary
Directed by
Jorge Furtado
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Isle of Flowers
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.
Director and cast
- Jorge Furtado Director
- Paulo José as Narrator
- Júlia Barth as Filha de Dona Anete
- Luciane Azevedo as Ana Luiza Nunes
- Ciça Reckziegel as Dona Anete
- Igor Costa as Filho de Dona Anete
- Douglas Trainini as Marido de Dona Anete
- Irene Schmidt as Compradora
- Gosei Kitajima as Sr. Suzuki 1
- Takehiro Suzuki Cast
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