The Island of Contenda
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Director Leao Lopes Duration Language Portuguese | 6.6/10 IMDb Genre Drama Distributed by Marfilmes Country Cape Verde | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 1996 Writer Jose Fanha, Leao Lopes, Henrique Teixeira de Sousa (novel) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Island of Contenda (original title: O Ilhéu de Contenda) is a 1995 drama film directed by Leão Lopes.
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Synopsis
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 mulatto 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 with the beautiful landscape of Fogo, Cape Verde as scenery.
The Island of Contenda was the first feature film to be produced with the financial support of the Cape Verde national film institute (Instituto Cabo-verdiano de Cinema) that no longer exists.
It is adapted from the novel by Henrique Teixeira de Sousa.
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Release
The film was released in 1996 in Cape Verde
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References
The Island of Contenda WikipediaThe Island of Contenda IMDb The Island of Contenda themoviedb.org