Movie Description
O Ilhéu da Contenda
(1999)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Leão Lopes
- Producer : Paulo De Sousa
- Writer : José Fanha,Leão Lopes
- Editor : Denise Vindevogel
- Cast : João Lourenço,Luísa Cruz,Fernanda Alves,Cecília Guimarães,Luís Mascarenhas,José Fanha,Leandro Ferreira,Isabel de Castro,Filipe Ferrer,Teresa Madruga,Betina Lopes,Henrique Espírito Santo,Laurinda Ferreira,Marina Albuquerque,Pedro Wilson,Horácio Santos,Carlos Rodrigues,Mano Preto,Camacho Costa,João Medina
Cast
Eusébio
Esmeralda
Nha Mariquinha
Nha Noca
Inspector
Carneiro
Father Vitorio
Nha Caela
Alberto
Belinha
Soila
Governor
Alice
Dr. Vicente
Anacleto
Augusto Foleiro
Chiquinho
Felisberto
Frank Peito D'Ouro
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Facts
Original TitleO Ilhéu da Contenda
Status Released
Release Information
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1999-07-09
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 50m
Production CompaniesInstituto 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
Genres
- Drama
