The Island of Contenda

The Island of Contenda

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Drama

Overview

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.

I Walked with a Zombie
Strangers on a Train
Believers
Return to the Blue Lagoon
Silmido
Princess Protection Program
The Home of Dark Butterflies
Barbed Wire Dolls
Koh kood
Bachiranun
The Adorable Savage
The Light
Happy Memories
The Isle
Das Glück ist eine Insel
Two-Man Submarine
Hunting Time
Through a Glass Darkly
Dolores Claiborne
Wer stirbt schon gerne unter Palmen