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Cast

João Lourenço

João Lourenço

Eusébio

Luísa Cruz

Luísa Cruz

Esmeralda

Fernanda Alves

Fernanda Alves

Nha Mariquinha

Cecília Guimarães

Cecília Guimarães

Nha Noca

Luís Mascarenhas

Luís Mascarenhas

Inspector

José Fanha

José Fanha

Carneiro

Leandro Ferreira

Leandro Ferreira

Father Vitorio

Isabel de Castro

Isabel de Castro

Nha Caela

Filipe Ferrer

Filipe Ferrer

Alberto

Teresa Madruga

Teresa Madruga

Belinha

Betina Lopes

Betina Lopes

Soila

Henrique Espírito Santo

Henrique Espírito Santo

Governor

Laurinda Ferreira

Laurinda Ferreira

Alice

Marina Albuquerque

Marina Albuquerque

Pedro Wilson

Pedro Wilson

Dr. Vicente

Horácio Santos

Horácio Santos

Anacleto

Carlos Rodrigues

Carlos Rodrigues

Augusto Foleiro

Mano Preto

Mano Preto

Chiquinho

Camacho Costa

Camacho Costa

Felisberto

João Medina

João Medina

Frank Peito D'Ouro

Crew

Paulo De Sousa

Paulo De Sousa

Producer

João Abel Aboim

João Abel Aboim

Director of Photography

Denise Vindevogel

Denise Vindevogel

Editor

Leão Lopes

Leão Lopes

Director

José Fanha

José Fanha

Writer

Henrique Teixeira de Sousa

Henrique Teixeira de Sousa

Novel

Leão Lopes

Leão Lopes

Writer

Ricardo Castro

Ricardo Castro

Sound

Miguel Mendes

Miguel Mendes

Production Designer

Francisco Veloso

Francisco Veloso

Sound

Hubert Toint

Hubert Toint

Co-Producer

Marie-Jeanne Wyckmans

Marie-Jeanne Wyckmans

Foley

Patrícia Vasconcelos

Patrícia Vasconcelos

Casting

Maurice Brover

Maurice Brover

Co-Producer

Gervaise Demeure

Gervaise Demeure

Sound Editor

Thomas Gauder

Thomas Gauder

Sound Mixer

Teresa Campos

Teresa Campos

Costume Designer

Manuel Paulo

Manuel Paulo

Music

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The Island of Contenda

19995.8 / 10110 min
Drama

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.