Tomato
1990, Italian. Directed by Michele Placido.
Kwaku, a young African medical student, arrives in Italy where he is to meet his brother Job (nicknamed Pummarò.) This one is a tomato picker in the Naples region and works in extreme conditions to be able to pay his brother's studies. But to Kwaku's dismay, Job has disappeared. The young student then decides to do everything he can to trace missing Pummarò.
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Italian
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Michele PlacidoDirector
- Thywill AmeniaKawaku
- Pamela VilloresiEleonora
- Franco InterlenghiProtettore delle prostitute
- Jacqueline WilliamsNanou
- Gerardo Scala"Il Professore"
- Nicola Di PintoPalombo
- Tom FelleghyCommissario polizia tedesco
- Stephen Asenso- DonkorIsidore
- Michele PlacidoCast
- Ottaviano Dell'AcquaCast
- Salvatore BillaCast
- Makuna KabongoCast
Details
- Released
- 25 March 1990
- Original title
- Pummarò
- Country
- Italy
- Written by
- Michele Placido, Sandro Petraglia, Stefano Rulli
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Tomato runs 102 minutes (1h 42m).
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Tomato isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 25 March 1990. (Checked 8 November 2026.)
What movies are like Tomato?
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Who directed Tomato?
Tomato (1990) was directed by Michele Placido and stars Thywill Amenia, Pamela Villoresi, Franco Interlenghi.