The Island of Contenda (1999)
1h 50m
Running Time
July 9, 1999Release Date
The Island of Contenda (1999)
1h 50m
Running Time
July 9, 1999Release Date
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.
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Cast & Crew.
João Lourenço
Eusébio
Luísa Cruz
Esmeralda
Marina Albuquerque
Ondina
Fernanda Alves
Nha Mariquinha
Cecília Guimarães
Nha Noca
Luís Mascarenhas
Inspector
Leão Lopes
Director
José Fanha
Writer
Leandro Ferreira
Father Vitorio
Henrique Teixeira de Sousa
Writer
Isabel de Castro
Nha Caela
Paulo De Sousa
Producer
Filipe Ferrer
Alberto
Manuel Paulo
Composer
Teresa Madruga
Belinha
Betina Lopes
Soila
João Abel Aboim
Cinematographer
Henrique Espírito Santo
Governor
Laurinda Ferreira
Alice
Pedro Wilson
Dr. Vicente
Horácio Santos
Anacleto
Carlos Rodrigues
Augusto Foleiro
Mano Preto
Chiquinho
Camacho Costa
Felisberto
Details.
Wiki.
The Island of Contenda (original title: O Ilhéu de Contenda) is a 1995 drama film directed by Leão Lopes.