Ilha das Flores (Island of Flowers)

trinidad+tobago film festival 2010 screening

Year	1989
Duration	13 minutes
Type	Documentary short
Country	Brazil
Language	Portuguese, with English subtitles
Director(s)	Jorge Furtado
Rating	All Ages
Contact	n/a

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This is the ironic saga of a tomato. Beginning life on Mr Suzuki’s farm, the tomato is sold to a supermarket, where it is bought by Mrs Anete. At home, Mrs Anete decides the tomato is spoiled and throws it in the garbage. Together with the rest of the trash, the tomato is taken to a landfill. There, the best organic material becomes food for pigs, while the rest is given to poor women and children. A modern classic, Ilha das Flores is widely considered one of the greatest short films ever made.

Awards: Silver Bear, Berlin Film Festival 1990; Silver Daisy, Silver Daisy Awards, Brazil 1990

Trinidad & Tobago premiere.

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