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The Island of Contenda
1999, Jul 09
1h 50m
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.
Directed by
Leão Lopes
Written by
Leão Lopes, José Fanha
Luís Mascarenhas
Inspector
Isabel de Castro
Nha Caela
Luísa Cruz
Esmeralda
Marina Albuquerque
Teresa Madruga
Belinha
Carlos Rodrigues
Augusto Foleiro
Filipe Ferrer
Alberto
Camacho Costa
Felisberto
Fernanda Alves
Nha Mariquinha
Cecília Guimarães
Nha Noca
Teresa Campos
João Lourenço
Eusébio
Betina Lopes
Soila
Laurinda Ferreira
Alice
Pedro Wilson
Dr. Vicente
Horácio Santos
Anacleto
Mano Preto
Chiquinho
João Medina
Frank Peito D'Ouro
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