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.
Unfortunately the movie The Island of Contenda is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Production | Paulo De Sousa | Producer |
| Camera | João Abel Aboim | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Denise Vindevogel | Editor |
| Directing | Leão Lopes | Director |
| Writing | José Fanha | Writer |
| Writing | Henrique Teixeira de Sousa | Novel |
| Writing | Leão Lopes | Writer |
| Sound | Ricardo Castro | Sound |
| Production | Miguel Mendes | Production Designer |
| Sound | Francisco Veloso | Sound |
| Production | Hubert Toint | Co-Producer |
| Sound | Marie-Jeanne Wyckmans | Foley |
| Production | Patrícia Vasconcelos | Casting |
| Production | Maurice Brover | Co-Producer |
| Sound | Gervaise Demeure | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Thomas Gauder | Sound Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Teresa Campos | Costume Designer |
| Sound | Manuel Paulo | Music |
