A Ilha dos Escravos

Overview

After a violent civil war, D. Miguel, the last Portuguese absolutist king, is defeated by the liberals, led by his brother D. Pedro. In 1834 D. Miguel left for exile. His supporters don't give up on returning him to the throne. Willing to do anything they even try to use the slaves of the colonies. A mysterious emissary is sent to Cape Verde to prepare an uprising. But other reasons were behind his visit to the archipelago ....

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 8, 2008

Original language

Portuguese

Spoken languages

Portuguese

Countries

Brazil, Cape Verde, Spain, Portugal

Cast

Zezé Motta,João Brás,José Eduardo,Milton Gonçalves,Ângelo Torres,Diogo Infante,Vanessa Giácomo,José Neves,Vítor Norte,Francisco de Assisand 2 more

Director

Francisco Manso

Writer

António Torrado

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0487913