A Ilha dos Escravos (The Island of Slaves or The Isle of Slaves) is a 2008 Cape Verdean, Brazilian, Portuguese and Spanish drama film directed by Portuguese director Francisco Manso.[2] It was based on a novel named "O Escravo" ("The Slave") written in 1856 by José Evaristo de Almeida, a Portuguese who was exiled in Cape Verde.
| A Ilha dos Escravos | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Francisco Manso |
| Written by | Carla Baptista Fernando Vendrell |
| Produced by | Luís Alvarães Isabel Silva |
| Starring | Carlos Germano Betina Lopes Paulo Miranda |
| Cinematography | Luís Correia |
| Edited by | Pedro Ribeiro Sandro Aguilar |
| Music by | Nuno Canavarro |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes[1] |
| Countries | Cape Verde Brazil Portugal Spain |
| Language | Portuguese |
Plot
editThe film takes place during the 19th century during a revolt by Miguelists who were exiled in Cape Verde, and centres on a love triangle between Maria (Vanessa Giácomo), João (Ângelo Torres) and Albano Lopes (Diogo Infante). Maria is the daughter of a farmer, João is a slave and Albano Lopes is a Miguelist official. A troop survey of the city of Praia, instigated by officers banished in the archipelago, as a result of a defeat of the partisans by Infante D. Miguel during the Portuguese Civil War, and a historic part of the film. The rebels, contrary to their own anti-liberal convictions, try to enlist the slaved population into their field, in the absence of other human means that embodies the designs.[3]
Cast
edit| Actor/Actress | Role |
|---|---|
| Vanessa Giácomo | Maria |
| Ângelo Torres | João |
| Diogo Infante | Albano Lopes |
| Zezé Motta | Júlia |
| Milton Gonçalves | Tesoura |
| João Lagarto | Boaventura |
| Vítor Norte | Manuel Sampaio |
| José Eduardo | Gouveia |
| Josina Fortes | Luísa |
| Filipe Porto | Rezosa |
| Francisco de Assis | Sargento Cláudio |
| Luís Évora | Enok |
| Luís Gaspar | Jerónimo Pimentel |
| Elba Silva | Julia (jovem) |
| Francisco de Souza | Pai Leonel |
| Susana Vieira | Branca Nina Magalhães |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "A ILHA DOS ESCRAVOS (FILME)" (in Portuguese). RTP. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ^ "Filme A ilha dos escravos terá pré-estréia em Maceió e Marechal Deodoro". Alagos 24 Horas (in Portuguese). September 22, 2008. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
- ^ "A ILHA DOS ESCRAVOS" (in Portuguese). SAPOMAG. 26 September 2015.