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Ilhéu da Contenda

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Original title

Ilhéu da Contenda

Year

1996

Running time

110 min.

Country

Cape Verde

Director

Leão Lopes

Screenwriter

José Fanha, Leão Lopes. Novel: Henrique Teixeira de Sousa

Cast

Music

Manuel Paulo

Cinematography

João Abel Aboim

Producer

Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, IPACA, Radiotelevisão Portuguesa, MBSA Productions, Instituto Caboverdiano de Cinema, Saga Film, Vermedia

Genre

Drama

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 "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.

Awards: 1997: Ouagadougou Panafrican Film and Television Festival: Best Music

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Ilhéu da Contenda

1996

Leão Lopes