1999
5.8 (4 votes)
1h 50m
Genres
Drama
Production Companies
Instituto Português da Arte Cinematográfica e Audiovisual
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
Instituto Caboverdiano de Cinema
Ministère de la Communauté Française de Belgique
Ministère de la culture
Ministère de la Coopération
European Script Fund
Tobis Portuguesa
Vermedia
Saga Film
RTP
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
Instituto Caboverdiano de Cinema
Ministère de la Communauté Française de Belgique
Ministère de la culture
Ministère de la Coopération
European Script Fund
Tobis Portuguesa
Vermedia
Saga Film
RTP
The Island of Contenda (O Ilhéu da Contenda)
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.
Key Crew
Director of Photography: João Abel Aboim
Producer: Paulo De Sousa
Director: Leão Lopes
Writer: José Fanha, Leão Lopes
