Jul 09, 1999
110 min
Full-HD

The Island of Contenda (1999)

Cape Verde, 1964. At the feet of a mighty volcano, the traditional Cape Verdean society is undergoing a steady change. The old land-owning aristocracy is disintegrating. A class of "mulattos" begins to emerge, with a trade-based financial power that threatens the landlords. A new identity arises, a mix of old and new, of African and Portuguese culture, sensual and dynamic. The songs of Cesária Évora follow this inevitable transformation. From the novel by Henrique Teixeira de Sousa.

Category

Drama

Country

Belgium Cape Verde France Portugal

Companies

Instituto Português da Arte Cinematográfica e Audiovisual Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian Instituto Caboverdiano de Cinema Ministère de la Communauté Française de Belgique Ministère de la culture Ministère de la Coopération European Script Fund Tobis Portuguesa Vermedia Saga Film RTP

João Lourenço

Eusébio

Luísa Cruz

Esmeralda

Fernanda Alves

Nha Mariquinha

Cecília Guimarães

Nha Noca

Luís Mascarenhas

Inspector

José Fanha

Carneiro

Leandro Ferreira

Father Vitorio

Isabel de Castro

Nha Caela

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