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The Island of Contenda

1999 • 1h50m Drama

Rating

5.8/10

Popularity

1

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.

Details

Director

Leão Lopes

Screenplay

José Fanha

Leão Lopes

Cast

João Lourenço

Luísa Cruz

Fernanda Alves

Release date

7/9/1999

Status

Released

Origin country

PT

Vote count

4