Isle of Flowers

Isle of Flowers

13 mins | Documentary | Sept. 6, 1989

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.

Isle of Flowers

13 mins | Documentary | Sept. 6, 1989

Isle of Flowers
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.
IMDb rating 8.5
Producers Casa de Cinema de Porto Alegre
Original title Ilha das Flores
Directors Ana Luiza Azevedo, Jorge Furtado
Writers Jorge Furtado

Cast

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

as Sr. Suzuki 2

Antônio da Silva

as O dono do porco

Marcos Crespo

as O empregado