Isle of Flowers
(1990)
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Isle of Flowers
(1990)
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Paulo José | ... |
Narration
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Ciça Reckziegel | ... |
Dona Anete
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Douglas Traini | ... |
Anete's Husband
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Júlia Barth | ... |
Anete's Daughter
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Irene Schmidt | ... |
Anete's Customer
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Gosei Kitajima | ... |
Jeffu Masaki Suzuki
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Takehiro Suzuki | ... |
Jeffu Masaki Suzuki
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Luciane Azevedo | ... |
Ana Luiza Nunes
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The ironic, heartbreaking and acid "saga" of a spoiled tomato: from the plantation of a "Nisei" (Brazilian with Japanese origins); to a supermarket; to a consumer's kitchen to become sauce of a pork meat; to the garbage can since it is spoiled for the consumption; to a garbage truck to be dumped in a garbage dump in "Ilha das Flores"; to the selection of nutriment for pigs by the employees of a pigs breeder; to become food for poor Brazilian people. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
This short is a fine example of people with something crucial to say, having to bend to commercial whims of entertainment in order to hold the audience's attention span long enough to get the message across. It is remarkably witty, and runs at a fanatical pace. The jokes cause a smile, but when the holocaust clips arise, we get the clue that there are weighty matters at stake here. People need to see films like this. Remarkably effective.