Movie

The Island of Contenda

★ 6/10 · 5 votes 1999 1h 50m Released

Drama

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.

Cast

J João Lourenço Eusébio Luísa Cruz Esmeralda Fernanda Alves Nha Mariquinha Cecília Guimarães Nha Noca Luís Mascarenhas Inspector José Fanha Carneiro