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.
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
5 audience votes
Key crew
- Leão LopesDirector
- José FanhaWriter
- Leão LopesWriter
Cast
- João LourençoEusébio
- Luísa CruzEsmeralda
- Fernanda AlvesNha Mariquinha
- Cecília GuimarãesNha Noca
- Luís MascarenhasInspector
- José FanhaCarneiro
- Leandro FerreiraFather Vitorio
- Isabel de CastroNha Caela
- Filipe FerrerAlberto
- Teresa MadrugaBelinha
- Betina LopesSoila
- Henrique Espírito SantoGovernor
Stills
Themes
islandcape verde