The Island of Contenda
O Ilhéu da Contenda
Release: 1999-07-09
·Runtime: 110m
·★ 5.8
Drama
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.
Production Countries
Belgium
Cape Verde
France
Portugal
Production Companies
Instituto Português da Arte Cinematográfica e Audiovisual
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
Instituto Caboverdiano de Cinema
Ministère de la Communauté Française de Belgique
Ministère de la culture
Ministère de la Coopération
European Script Fund
Tobis Portuguesa
Vermedia
Saga Film
RTP
Cast
Carlos Rodrigues
as Augusto Foleiro
Teresa Madruga
as Belinha
Camacho Costa
as Felisberto
Luís Mascarenhas
as Inspector
José Fanha
as Carneiro
Isabel de Castro
as Nha Caela
Filipe Ferrer
as Alberto
Fernanda Alves
as Nha Mariquinha
Cecília Guimarães
as Nha Noca
Luísa Cruz
as Esmeralda
Henrique Espírito Santo
as Governor
Marina Albuquerque
