A Ilha dos Escravos (2008)

Directed by

Francisco Manso

Genre

drama film

Country

Portugal

Runtime

1h 40m

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In the 19th century, a Portuguese man is exiled to Cape Verde where he confronts the brutal realities of slavery. The story follows his experiences and moral reckoning on the island.

historicalthoughtfulsorrowfulslow-pacedseriousreflectivesomber

What happens

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. 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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