The Island of Contenda
Trailer: The Island of Contenda
Year: 1999
Genre: Drama
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
Director: Leão Lopes
Cast: João Lourenço, Luísa Cruz, Fernanda Alves, Cecília Guimarães, Luís Mascarenhas, José Fanha
Crew: João Abel Aboim (Director of Photography), Denise Vindevogel (Editor), Paulo De Sousa (Producer), Leão Lopes (Director), José Fanha (Writer), Henrique Teixeira de Sousa (Novel)
Runtime: 110 minutes
Release: Jul 09, 1999
IMDb: 5.75/10 by 4 users
Popularity: 0
Country: Belgium, Cape Verde, France, Portugal
Language: Português
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0

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