The Island of Contenda

Jul 9, 1999

1h 50m

★ 6.0

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Production 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

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Cast

Eusébio

João Lourenço

Esmeralda

Luísa Cruz

Nha Mariquinha

Fernanda Alves

Nha Noca

Cecília Guimarães

Inspector

Luís Mascarenhas

Carneiro

José Fanha

Father Vitorio

Leandro Ferreira

Nha Caela

Isabel de Castro

Alberto

Filipe Ferrer

Belinha

Teresa Madruga

Soila

Betina Lopes

Governor

Henrique Espírito Santo

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The Island of Contenda

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