The Island of Contenda
6.01999110 min
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.
Top Cast
João Lourenço as Eusébio,Luísa Cruz as Esmeralda,Fernanda Alves as Nha Mariquinha,Cecília Guimarães as Nha Noca,Luís Mascarenhas as Inspector,José Fanha as Carneiro,Leandro Ferreira as Father Vitorio,Isabel de Castro as Nha Caela
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Production
Instituto Português da Arte Cinematográfica e AudiovisualFundação Calouste GulbenkianInstituto Caboverdiano de CinemaMinistère de la Communauté Française de Belgique