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The Island of Contenda (1999)
Directed by Leão Lopes
Overview
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.
Length 110 minutes
Actors
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 | Pedro Wilson | Horácio Santos | Carlos Rodrigues | Mano Preto | Camacho Costa | João Medina