The Island of Contenda (1999)
The Island of Contenda (1999)
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.

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João Lourenço João Lourenço As: Eusébio
Luísa Cruz Luísa Cruz As: Esmeralda
Fernanda Alves Fernanda Alves As: Nha Mariquinha
Cecília Guimarães Cecília Guimarães As: Nha Noca
Luís Mascarenhas Luís Mascarenhas As: Inspector
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Storyline

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.


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Details

Genres: Drama

Language: Português

Release Date: 09 July 1999

Country: BE, CV, FR, PT

Runtime: 110m

Company Credits

Company: Instituto Português da Arte Cinematográfica e Audiovisual, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Instituto Caboverdiano de Cinema, Ministère de la Communauté Française de Belgique, Ministère de la culture, Ministère de la Coopération, European Script Fund, Tobis Portuguesa, Vermedia, Saga Film, RTP

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Cast

Directed By

Leão Lopes

Leão Lopes

Director

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Production Crew

Paulo De Sousa

Paulo De Sousa

Producer

Miguel Mendes

Miguel Mendes

Production Designer

Hubert Toint

Hubert Toint

Co-Producer

Patrícia Vasconcelos

Patrícia Vasconcelos

Casting

Maurice Brover

Maurice Brover

Co-Producer

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Costume and Makeup

Teresa Campos

Teresa Campos

Costume Designer

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João Abel Aboim

João Abel Aboim

Director of Photography

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