Isle of Flowers
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82% Critic Match

Isle of Flowers

A place where there are very few flowers.

8.2 / 10 1989 13mNR Portuguese
Documentary

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Paulo José

Paulo José

Narrator

Lead
JB

Júlia Barth

Filha de Dona Anete

LA

Luciane Azevedo

Ana Luiza Nunes

CR

Ciça Reckziegel

Dona Anete

IC

Igor Costa

Filho de Dona Anete

DT

Douglas Trainini

Marido de Dona Anete

IS

Irene Schmidt

Compradora

GK

Gosei Kitajima

Sr. Suzuki 1

What People Are Saying

5.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jorge Furtado's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Isle of Flowers is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker