The Island of Contenda (1999)
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
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João Lourenço as Eusébio |
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Luísa Cruz as Esmeralda |
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Fernanda Alves as Nha Mariquinha |
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Cecília Guimarães as Nha Noca |
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Luís Mascarenhas as Inspector |
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José Fanha as Carneiro |
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Leandro Ferreira as Father Vitorio |
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Isabel de Castro as Nha Caela |
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Filipe Ferrer as Alberto |
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Teresa Madruga as Belinha |
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Betina Lopes as Soila |
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Henrique Espírito Santo as Governor |
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Laurinda Ferreira as Alice |
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Marina Albuquerque as |
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Pedro Wilson as Dr. Vicente |
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Horácio Santos as Anacleto |
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Carlos Rodrigues as Augusto Foleiro |
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Mano Preto as Chiquinho |
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Camacho Costa as Felisberto |
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João Medina as Frank Peito D'Ouro |
| Camera | João Abel Aboim | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Denise Vindevogel | Editor |
| Production | Paulo De Sousa | Producer |
| Writing | Henrique Teixeira de Sousa | Novel |
| Directing | Leão Lopes | Director |
| Writing | José Fanha | Writer |
| Writing | Leão Lopes | Writer |
| Production | Miguel Mendes | Production Designer |
| Sound | Francisco Veloso | Sound |
| Sound | Ricardo Castro | Sound |
| Sound | Marie-Jeanne Wyckmans | Foley |
| Production | Hubert Toint | Co-Producer |
| Sound | Gervaise Demeure | Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Teresa Campos | Costume Designer |
| Production | Patrícia Vasconcelos | Casting |
| Sound | Thomas Gauder | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Maurice Brover | Co-Producer |
| Sound | Manuel Paulo | Music |
