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The Island of Contenda (1999) [N/A]

Featuring:
Marina Albuquerque, Fernanda Alves, Simão Pedro Alves

Written by:
José Fanha
Leão Lopes
Henrique Teixeira de Sousa

Directed by:
Leão Lopes


Release Date:
July 9, 1999

Original Title:
O Ilhéu da Contenda

Genres:
Drama

Production Companies:
European Script Fund
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
Instituto Caboverdiano de Cinema
Instituto Português da Arte Cinematográfica e Audiovisual
Ministère de la Communauté Française de Belgique
Ministère de la Coopération
Ministère de la culture
RTP
Saga Film
Tobis Portuguesa
Vermedia

Production Countries:
Belgium | Cape Verde | France | Portugal

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 110

Overview from TheMovieDB

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.

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Rankings and Honors

The Island of Contenda (1999) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 6.3/10
Awards Won: 1 win

Performers

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Production

Casting:
Patrícia Vasconcelos

Co-Producer:
Hubert Toint
Maurice Brover

Costume Designer:
Teresa Campos

Director:
Leão Lopes

Director of Photography:
João Abel Aboim

Editor:
Denise Vindevogel

Foley:
Marie-Jeanne Wyckmans

Music:
Manuel Paulo

Novel:
Henrique Teixeira de Sousa

Producer:
Paulo De Sousa

Production Designer:
Miguel Mendes

Sound:
Francisco Veloso
Ricardo Castro

Sound Editor:
Gervaise Demeure

Sound Mixer:
Thomas Gauder

Writer:
José Fanha
Leão Lopes

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