The Island of Contenda

The Island of Contenda (1999)


  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1999-07-09
  • User Rating: 5.3/10 from 3 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 50min
  • Language: Português
  • Production Company: Instituto Português da Arte Cinematográfica e Audiovisual
  • Production Country: Belgium, Cape Verde, France, Portugal
  • Director: Leão Lopes
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Summary

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.

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  • João Lourenço

    as Eusébio
  • Luísa Cruz

    as Esmeralda
  • Fernanda Alves

    as Nha Mariquinha
  • Cecília Guimarães

    as Nha Noca
  • Luís Mascarenhas

    as Inspector
  • José Fanha

    as Carneiro
  • Leandro Ferreira

    as Father Vitorio
  • Isabel de Castro

    as Nha Caela
  • Filipe Ferrer

    as Alberto
  • Teresa Madruga

    as Belinha
  • Betina Lopes

    as Soila
  • Henrique Espírito Santo

    as Governor
  • Laurinda Ferreira

    as Alice
  • Marina Albuquerque

    as
  • Pedro Wilson

    as Dr. Vicente
  • Horácio Santos

    as Anacleto
  • Carlos Rodrigues

    as Augusto Foleiro
  • Mano Preto

    as Chiquinho
  • Camacho Costa

    as Felisberto
  • João Medina

    as Frank Peito D'Ouro
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

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