The Island of Contenda

The Island of Contenda

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19991h 50minDrama MoviesPortuguês
5.3

Plot

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.

WriterLeão Lopes
DirectorLeão Lopes
ActorJoão Lourenço, Luísa Cruz, Fernanda Alves
CountryBelgium
ProductionInstituto Português da Arte Cinematográfica e Audiovisual