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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
José Fanha, Leão Lopes
Teresa Madruga
Belinha
Isabel de Castro
Nha Caela
Filipe Ferrer
Alberto
Luís Mascarenhas
Inspector
Luísa Cruz
Esmeralda
Cecília Guimarães
Nha Noca
Camacho Costa
Felisberto
Carlos Rodrigues
Augusto Foleiro
Marina Albuquerque
Teresa Campos
Fernanda Alves
Nha Mariquinha
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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