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Isle of Flowers

Original title: Ilha das Flores
  • 1989
  • 13m
IMDb RATING
8.5/10
7.2K
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Isle of Flowers (1989)
PortugueseDocumentaryShort

A tomato is planted, harvested, transported and sold in a supermarket, but it rots and ends up in the trash. The film follows it to its true end, all to make clear the difference between tom... Read allA tomato is planted, harvested, transported and sold in a supermarket, but it rots and ends up in the trash. The film follows it to its true end, all to make clear the difference between tomatoes, pigs, and human beings.A tomato is planted, harvested, transported and sold in a supermarket, but it rots and ends up in the trash. The film follows it to its true end, all to make clear the difference between tomatoes, pigs, and human beings.

  • Director
    • Jorge Furtado
  • Writers
    • Jorge Furtado
    • Cecília Meireles
  • Stars
    • Paulo José
    • Ciça Reckziegel
    • Douglas Trainini
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.5/10
    7.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jorge Furtado
    • Writers
      • Jorge Furtado
      • Cecília Meireles
    • Stars
      • Paulo José
      • Ciça Reckziegel
      • Douglas Trainini
    • 22User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins total

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    Paulo José
    Paulo José
    • Self - Narration
    • (voice)
    Ciça Reckziegel
    • Self - Dona Anete
    Douglas Trainini
    • Self - Anete's Husband
    Júlia Barth
    • Self - Anete's Daughter
    Irene Schmidt
    • Self - Anete's Customer
    Gosei Kitajima
    • Self - Jeffu Masaki Suzuki
    Takehiro Suzuki
    • Self - Jeffu Masaki Suzuki
    Luciane Azevedo
    • Self - Ana Luiza Nunes
    • Director
      • Jorge Furtado
    • Writers
      • Jorge Furtado
      • Cecília Meireles
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      The short opens with three short sentences on screen: "Este filme não é um filme de ficção. Existe um lugar chamado Ilha das Flores. Deus não existe." [This film is not a work of fiction. There is a place named Island of Flowers. God does not exist.]
    • Connections
      Features Nazi Concentration and Prison Camps (1945)
    • Soundtracks
      O Guarani
      Written by Antônio Carlos Gomes

      Arranged and Produced by Geraldo Flach

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    Details

    • Release date
      • 1989 (Brazil)
    • Country of origin
      • Brazil
    • Language
      • Portuguese
    • Also known as
      • Island of Flowers
    • Filming locations
      • Ilha das Flores, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil(30º 12' 30" S, 51º 11' 21" W)
    • Production company
      • Casa de Cinema de Porto Alegre
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 13m
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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