A Ilha dos Escravos
- May 8, 2008 (2008-05-08) (Brazil)
Brazil
Portugal
Spain
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.
Plot
The 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
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
- Cinema of Cape Verde
- List of Brazilian films of 2008
- List of Portuguese films of the 2000s
- List of Spanish films of the 2000s
References
- ^ "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.
External links
- A Ilha dos Escravos at IMDb