The Island of Contenda (1999)
O Ilhéu da Contenda
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.
- Date of release
- 1999-07-09
- TMDB
- 6.0 / 10 (5)
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Leão Lopes
Casting
- 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
Interesting facts
The Island of Contenda is a 1995 drama film directed by Leão Lopes.
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