The Island of Contenda
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1999-07-09
Runtime: 110 mins
Director: Leão Lopes
Writer: José Fanha, Leão Lopes
Spoken language: Português
Genres: Drama
Original title: The Island of Contenda
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
Cast
João Lourenço
Luísa Cruz
Fernanda Alves
Cecília Guimarães
Luís Mascarenhas
José Fanha
Leandro Ferreira
Isabel de Castro
Filipe Ferrer
Teresa Madruga
Betina Lopes
Henrique Espírito Santo
Laurinda Ferreira
Marina Albuquerque
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