The Island of Contenda
1999•1h 50m•6.0•Released
Drama
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.
Director
Leão Lopes
Writer
José Fanha, Leão Lopes
Languages
Portuguese
Studio
Instituto Português da Arte Cinematográfica e Audiovisual
Cast
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
Filipe Ferrer
Alberto
Teresa Madruga
Belinha
Betina Lopes
Soila
Henrique Espírito Santo
Governor
Laurinda Ferreira
Alice
Marina Albuquerque
Pedro Wilson
Dr. Vicente
Production
Company
Instituto Português da Arte Cinematográfica e Audiovisual
Company
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
Company
Instituto Caboverdiano de Cinema
Company
Ministère de la Communauté Française de Belgique
Company
Ministère de la culture
Company
Ministère de la Coopération
Company
European Script Fund
Company
Tobis Portuguesa
Company
Vermedia
Company
Saga Film
Company
RTP
Producer
Paulo De Sousa
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