The Island of Contenda

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.

Production Companies

Instituto Português da Arte Cinematográfica e AudiovisualFundação Calouste GulbenkianInstituto Caboverdiano de CinemaMinistère de la Communauté Française de Belgique

Ministère de la cultureMinistère de la CoopérationEuropean Script FundTobis PortuguesaVermedia

Saga Film

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