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The Island of Contenda

5.3 average rating
5.3
Portuguese / 110 MIN. / 1999

The Genres

The Synopsis

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.

The Cast

João LourençoLuísa CruzFernanda AlvesCecília GuimarãesLuís MascarenhasJosé FanhaLeandro FerreiraIsabel de CastroFilipe FerrerTeresa MadrugaBetina LopesHenrique Espírito SantoLaurinda FerreiraMarina AlbuquerquePedro WilsonHorácio SantosCarlos RodriguesMano PretoCamacho CostaJoão Medina

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