The Island of Contenda
O Ilhéu da Contenda
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
João Lourenço
Eusébio
LuĂsa Cruz
Esmeralda
Fernanda Alves
Nha Mariquinha
CecĂlia GuimarĂŁes
Nha Noca
LuĂs Mascarenhas
Inspector
José Fanha
Carneiro
Leandro Ferreira
Father Vitorio
Isabel de Castro
Nha Caela
Filipe Ferrer
Alberto
Teresa Madruga
Belinha
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