The Island of Contenda 1999

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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.

Release Date 1999-07-09
Runtime 1h 50m
Directors Leão Lopes, João Abel Aboim
Producers Paulo De Sousa, Hubert Toint, Maurice Brover
Writers Henrique Teixeira de Sousa, Leão Lopes, José Fanha