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

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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 ... See full summary »

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Ciça Reckziegel ...
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Douglas Traini ...
Anete's Husband
Júlia Barth ...
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Irene Schmidt ...
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Gosei Kitajima ...
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Takehiro Suzuki ...
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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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A place where there's no God.

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23 March 1990 (USA)  »

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Isle of Flowers  »

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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.] See more »

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Features Nazi Concentration Camps (1945) See more »

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"O Guarani"
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Written by Carlos Gomes
Published by PLUG, Porto Alegre
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Impressed with the subject and execution
5 November 1999 | by (Los Angeles, California) – See all my reviews

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.


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