The Island of Contenda

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

João Lourenço

Eusébio

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Luísa Cruz

Esmeralda

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Fernanda Alves

Nha Mariquinha

Age : N/A | Popularity : 4%

Cecília Guimarães

Nha Noca

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Luís Mascarenhas

Inspector

Age : N/A | Popularity : 5%

José Fanha

Carneiro

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Leandro Ferreira

Father Vitorio

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Isabel de Castro

Nha Caela

Age : 74 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Editing	Editor	Denise Vindevogel
Writing	Writer	José Fanha Leão Lopes
	Novel	Henrique Teixeira de Sousa
Directing	Director	Leão Lopes
Sound	Music	Manuel Paulo
Camera	Director of Photography	João Abel Aboim
Production	Producer	Paulo De Sousa
Department	Role	Name

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