The Island of Contenda

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

July 9, 1999

Original language

Portuguese

Spoken languages

PORTUGUESE

Countries

Cape Verde, Portugal, Belgium, France

Production

Saga Film,RTP,Ministère de la culture,European Script Fund,Instituto Português da Arte Cinematográfica e Audiovisual,Tobis Portuguesa,Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian,Ministère de la Coopération,Instituto Caboverdiano de Cinema,Vermedia,Ministère de la Communauté Française de Belgique,Instituto 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

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0116609