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The Island of Contenda (1999)

The Island of Contenda (1999)

Drama
Release Date: 1999, July 9
Directors: Leão Lopes
Countries: Belgium, Cape Verde, France, Portugal
Production: 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
Cast: Carlos Rodrigues, Luísa Cruz, Cecília Guimarães, Teresa Madruga, João Lourenço, Fernanda Alves, Luís Mascarenhas, Filipe Ferrer, Isabel de Castro, Camacho Costa, Laurinda Ferreira, Betina Lopes

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

island cape verde