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Isle of Flowers(1989)
Status: Released
Date: 1989-09-06
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215 Votes
Time: 0h 13m
A place where there are very few flowers.
Overview:
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.
Languages: Portuguese.
Countries:
Brazil
ProductionCompanies:
Casa de Cinema de Porto Alegre
Movie: Isle of Flowers
Top 10 Billed Cast
Paulo José
Narrator
Video Trailer Isle of Flowers
Video: Ilha das Flores (Isle of Flowers) (1989) 1080p English
Ilha das Flores (Isle of Flowers) (1989) 1080p English
Ilha das Flores (Isle of Flowers) (1989) 1080p Portugese
Ilha das Flores (Isle of Flowers) (1989) 4K Upscale (Portugese)
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Ilha das Flores (Isle of Flowers) (1989) 1080p English - Clip
Ilha das Flores (Isle of Flowers) (1989) 1080p Portugese - Clip
Ilha das Flores (Isle of Flowers) (1989) 4K Upscale (Portugese) - Clip
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