The Island of Contenda

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.

Director: Leão Lopes

Cast

J

João Lourenço

Eusébio

Luísa Cruz

Esmeralda

Fernanda Alves

Nha Mariquinha

Cecília Guimarães

Nha Noca

Luís Mascarenhas

Inspector

José Fanha

Carneiro

L

Leandro Ferreira

Father Vitorio

Isabel de Castro

Nha Caela