The read
It runs a compact 13m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb8.5/10
240 audience votes
Key crew
- Jorge FurtadoScreenplay
- Jorge FurtadoDirector
Cast
- Paulo JoséNarrator
- Júlia BarthFilha de Dona Anete
- Luciane AzevedoAna Luiza Nunes
- Ciça ReckziegelDona Anete
- Igor CostaFilho de Dona Anete
- Douglas TraininiMarido de Dona Anete
- Irene SchmidtCompradora
- Gosei KitajimaSr. Suzuki 1
- Takehiro SuzukiSr. Suzuki 2
- Antônio da SilvaO dono do porco
- Marcos CrespoO empregado
Stills
Themes
miseryslumsupermarketcapitalismpighungertomatomoneypovertygarbage dumplandfilleconomic crisis