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.
Genre: Drama
Stars: João Lourenço, Luísa Cruz, Fernanda Alves, Cecília Guimarães, Luís Mascarenhas, José Fanha
Crew: Henrique Teixeira de Sousa (Novel), Leão Lopes (Writer), José Fanha (Writer), Leão Lopes (Director), Manuel Paulo (Music), João Abel Aboim (Director of Photography)
Country: Belgium, Cape Verde, France, Portugal
Language: Português
Studio: Instituto Português da Arte Cinematográfica e Audiovisual, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Instituto Caboverdiano de Cinema, Ministère de la Communauté Française de Belgique, Ministère de la culture, Ministère de la Coopération, European Script Fund, Tobis Portuguesa, Vermedia, Saga Film, RTP
Runtime: 110 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jul 09, 1999
IMDb: 5.7
Keywords:island, cape verde
