The Island of Contenda backdrop
The Island of Contenda poster
Trailer
The Island of Contenda
5.3
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1h 50m
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1999
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Released
Overview
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 poster
João Lourenço
Eusébio
Luísa Cruz poster
Luísa Cruz
Esmeralda
Fernanda Alves poster
Fernanda Alves
Nha Mariquinha
Cecília Guimarães poster
Cecília Guimarães
Nha Noca
Luís Mascarenhas poster
Luís Mascarenhas
Inspector
José Fanha poster
José Fanha
Carneiro
Leandro Ferreira poster
Leandro Ferreira
Father Vitorio
Isabel de Castro poster
Isabel de Castro
Nha Caela
Filipe Ferrer poster
Filipe Ferrer
Alberto
Teresa Madruga poster
Teresa Madruga
Belinha
Betina Lopes poster
Betina Lopes
Soila
Henrique Espírito Santo poster
Henrique Espírito Santo
Governor
Laurinda Ferreira poster
Laurinda Ferreira
Alice
Marina Albuquerque poster
Marina Albuquerque
Pedro Wilson poster
Pedro Wilson
Dr. Vicente
Horácio Santos poster
Horácio Santos
Anacleto
Carlos Rodrigues poster
Carlos Rodrigues
Augusto Foleiro
Mano Preto poster
Mano Preto
Chiquinho
Camacho Costa poster
Camacho Costa
Felisberto
João Medina poster
João Medina
Frank Peito D'Ouro

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