O Ilhéu de Contenda - The Island of Contenta

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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.

Festivals & awards

FESPACO - Best Music Award; Ourense Film Festival - First Prize
Cape Verdean Film Fest

Credits

Original TitleO Ilhéu de Contenda - The Island of Contenta
TitleO Ilhéu de Contenda - The Island of Contenta
Directed byLeão Lopes
CountryCape Verde
Year1995
ScreenplayLeão Lopes
Film Editing
Soundtrack
Cinematography
Sound
Costumes
Production Design
ProductionVermédia, RTP, MBSA, Saga Film, Instituto Cabo-verdiano de Cinema
Formats
Runtime110 min.
LanguagePortugiesisch, Macua
CastJoão Lourenço,, Camacho Costa, Luísa Cruz

Credits

Original TitleO Ilhéu de Contenda - The Island of Contenta
TitleO Ilhéu de Contenda - The Island of Contenta
Directed byLeão Lopes
CountryCape Verde
Year1995
ScreenplayLeão Lopes
Film Editing
Soundtrack
Cinematography
Sound
Costumes
Production Design
ProductionVermédia, RTP, MBSA, Saga Film, Instituto Cabo-verdiano de Cinema
Formats
Runtime110 min.
LanguagePortugiesisch, Macua
CastJoão Lourenço,, Camacho Costa, Luísa Cruz

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