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The Island of Contenda
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July 9, 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.
Featured Crew
Leão Lopes
Director
José Fanha
Writer
Henrique Teixeira de Sousa
Novel
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Cast
João Lourenço
Eusébio
![Luísa Cruz](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//dRTUuLUAaXT5ToYrOOUVwNtfjzU.jpg)
Luísa Cruz
Esmeralda
![Fernanda Alves](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//6N2cAeA5JlKd21ROUdYlZYEzNjo.jpg)
Fernanda Alves
Nha Mariquinha
![Cecília Guimarães](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//jiW40SKoDYggZb05CYuos60UIIS.jpg)
Cecília Guimarães
Nha Noca
![Luís Mascarenhas](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//3ZT4WCANiFbmQxZdfhbWpTFtBEh.jpg)
Luís Mascarenhas
Inspector