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The Island of Contenda

The Island of Contenda (O Ilhéu da Contenda)

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  • Portugal,
  • Belgium,
  • France,
  • Cape Verde
  • 1996
  • · 110m

Director Leão Lopes
Cast João Lourenço, Luísa Cruz, Fernanda Alves, Cecília Guimarães
Genre 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.

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