The Island of Contenda
movie
View on VideBits →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 & crew
Leandro Ferreira · Filipe Ferrer · Cecília Guimarães · Teresa Madruga · Henrique Teixeira de Sousa · Luís Mascarenhas · Luísa Cruz · Isabel de Castro · Leão Lopes · Fernanda Alves · João Lourenço · José Fanha
Studios & networks
European Script Fund · Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian · Instituto Caboverdiano de Cinema · Instituto Português da Arte Cinematográfica e Audiovisual · Ministère de la Communauté Française de Belgique · Ministère de la Coopération · Ministère de la culture · RTP · Saga Film · Tobis Portuguesa · Vermedia