Isle of Flowers
Seen it?1989 | 13 min | Documentary
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for the curious.
- The mood
- Eye-opening.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 13 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Portuguese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
8.2 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 4K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Jorge Furtado
- 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