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.
Isle of Flowers (1989) is a 13 min documentary short film by Jorge Furtado. A tomato is planted, harvested and sold at a supermarket, but it rots and ends up in the trash.
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Original language
Portuguese
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Festival History
- Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival 2025 generic
- Viennale 2007 generic
- Berlin International Film Festival 1990 generic
- New Directors New Films 1990 generic
