The Island of Contenda

The story

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.

Cast & crew

João Lourenço

João LourençoEusébio

Luísa CruzEsmeralda

Fernanda AlvesNha Mariquinha

Cecília GuimarãesNha Noca

Luís MascarenhasInspector

José FanhaCarneiro

Leandro Ferreira

Leandro FerreiraFather Vitorio

Isabel de CastroNha Caela

Filipe FerrerAlberto

Teresa MadrugaBelinha

Betina Lopes

Betina LopesSoila

Henrique Espírito SantoGovernor