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The Island of Contenda

07/09/1999

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1hr 50min

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Drama

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • João Lourenço
  • Luísa Cruz
  • Fernanda Alves
  • Cecília Guimarães
  • Luís Mascarenhas

    INFORMATION

      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

      Production Countries

    • Belgium
    • Cape Verde
    • France
    • Portugal

    LANGUAGES

    • Portuguese

    Cast

    João Lourenço

    Eusébio

    Luísa Cruz

    Esmeralda

    Fernanda Alves

    Nha Mariquinha

    Cecília Guimarães

    Nha Noca

    Luís Mascarenhas

    Inspector

    Isabel de Castro

    Nha Caela

    Filipe Ferrer

    Alberto

    Teresa Madruga

    Belinha

    Betina Lopes

    Soila

    Laurinda Ferreira

    Alice

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