The Island of Contenda

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

João Lourenço Eusébio

Luísa Cruz Esmeralda

Fernanda Alves Nha Mariquinha

Cecília Guimarães Nha Noca

Luís Mascarenhas Inspector