"Ilha das Flores" offers a humorous, satirical, but educational lens into poverty, scarcity, and inequality in Southern Brazil and beyond. This short, 13-minute documentary runs as a satire, humorous, and nuanced as it shows and discusses the persisting social problem of hunger and poverty.
While defining every concept explained, the narrator, ultimately leaves undefined the great social issue at hand. Thus, it remains the responsibility of the viewers, therefore, to make sense and define the problem for themselves.
All in all, the film is a remarkable showcase of irony and, so, it feels poignantly humorous. In sum, it is a film worth watching that shows harsh realities in an accessible and sophisticated way.
While defining every concept explained, the narrator, ultimately leaves undefined the great social issue at hand. Thus, it remains the responsibility of the viewers, therefore, to make sense and define the problem for themselves.
All in all, the film is a remarkable showcase of irony and, so, it feels poignantly humorous. In sum, it is a film worth watching that shows harsh realities in an accessible and sophisticated way.