Isle of Flowers backdrop

Isle of Flowers poster

Quick Info

Rating

8.1/10

Release1989

Runtime0h 13m

StatusReleased

BudgetN/A

RevenueN/A

Production

Casa de Cinema de Porto Alegre

Movie

Isle of Flowers

1989

0h 13m

8.1

Documentary

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.

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