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Isle of Flowers (1990)
Ilha das Flores (original title)

13 min  -  Documentary | Short
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The ironic, heartbreaking and acid "saga" of a spoiled tomato: from the plantation of a "Nisei"... See full summary »

Director:

Jorge Furtado

Writers:

Jorge Furtado, Cecília Meireles (book)

Stars:

Paulo José, Ciça Reckziegel and Douglas Traini
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Cast

Cast overview:
Paulo José Paulo José ...
Narration (voice)
Ciça Reckziegel Ciça Reckziegel ...
Dona Anete
Douglas Traini Douglas Traini ...
Anete's Husband
Júlia Barth Júlia Barth ...
Anete's Daughter
Irene Schmidt Irene Schmidt ...
Anete's Customer
Gosei Kitajima Gosei Kitajima ...
Jeffu Masaki Suzuki
Takehiro Suzuki Takehiro Suzuki ...
Jeffu Masaki Suzuki
Luciane Azevedo 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  

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Japanese | Pork | Supermarket | Tomato | Children  | See more »

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A place where there's no God.

Genres:

Documentary | Short

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Country:

Brazil

Language:

Portuguese

Also Known As:

Island of Flowers See more »

Filming Locations:

Colégio Anchieta, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil See more »

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Casa de Cinema de Porto Alegre See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)
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Trivia

Selected by director Pierre Étaix to be included as an extra, with his DVD edition of Land of Milk and Honey. See more »

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Features Nazi Concentration Camps (1945) See more »

Soundtracks

"O Guarani"
Written by Carlos Gomes
Arranged and Produced by Geraldo Flach See more »