The Island of Contenda
5.8
1999
1h 50m
Drama
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.
Key Crew
Director
Leão Lopes
Producers
Paulo De Sousa
Writers
José Fanha
Leão Lopes
Cinematography
João Abel Aboim
Cast (20)
João Lourenço
Eusébio
Luísa Cruz
