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.
| Camera | João Abel Aboim | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Denise Vindevogel | Editor |
| Production | Paulo De Sousa | Producer |
| Directing | Leão Lopes | Director |
| Writing | José Fanha | Writer |
| Writing | Henrique Teixeira de Sousa | Novel |
| Writing | Leão Lopes | Writer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Teresa Campos | Costume Designer |
| Production | Miguel Mendes | Production Designer |
| Sound | Francisco Veloso | Sound |
| Production | Patrícia Vasconcelos | Casting |
| Production | Hubert Toint | Co-Producer |
| Production | Maurice Brover | Co-Producer |
| Sound | Gervaise Demeure | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Marie-Jeanne Wyckmans | Foley |
| Sound | Thomas Gauder | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Ricardo Castro | Sound |
| Sound | Manuel Paulo | Music |
