The Island of Contenda
The Island of Contenda

The Island of Contenda1999

Directed by Leão Lopes

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 - EusébioLuísa Cruz - EsmeraldaFernanda Alves - Nha MariquinhaCecília Guimarães - Nha NocaLuís Mascarenhas - InspectorJosé Fanha - CarneiroLeandro Ferreira - Father VitorioIsabel de Castro - Nha CaelaFilipe Ferrer - AlbertoTeresa Madruga - Belinha
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