The Island of Contenda

    Synopsis

    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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    Cast

    • João LourençoEusébio
    • Luísa CruzEsmeralda
    • Fernanda AlvesNha Mariquinha
    • Cecília GuimarãesNha Noca
    • Luís MascarenhasInspector
    • José FanhaCarneiro
    • Leandro FerreiraFather Vitorio
    • Isabel de CastroNha Caela
    • Filipe FerrerAlberto
    • Teresa MadrugaBelinha

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