Dina and Django
29/04/1983
Dina (Maria Santiago) is a teenager brought up by her grandmother, employed as a housekeeper for a fairly well-off family. Since Dina only has her grandmother, she spends her time fantasizing about her life and reading comic-book love stories -- activities that do nothing to improve her dim perspective of reality. Due to these handicaps and her own inexperience, she gets involved with Django (Luis Lucas), a shady character who decides to use her as bait to attract men and then rob them. One day when both are in a taxi with robbery in mind, the driver gets suspicious so Django shoots him, and so does Dina. She escapes and runs away -- though it seems like she has learned too little too late. This story unfolds against a time of upheaval in Portugal (mid-1970s) when the military government is formulating a constitution and social changes are happening everywhere.
Movie Information
María Santiago
as Dina
Luís Lucas
as Django
Manuela de Freitas
as Dina's Boss
Sinde Filipe
as Dina's Boss
João Perry
as The Bosses' Friend
Ruy Furtado
as Pawnbroker
Canto e Castro
as Man in the Bus
Manuela Fernandes
as Dina's Friend
António Montez
as Taxi Driver
Geny Frias
as Pawnbroker's Wife
Benvinda Bento
as Ana - Dina's Grandmother
Tony Morgon
as Panther - Bar Owner
Margarida Carpinteiro
as Dina's Teacher
Dalton Salem Assef
as
Francisco Silva
as
Dolores Teixeira Fonseca
as
Alexandre O'Neill
as
Marcello Urgeghe
as Young Man at the Bar
João Carlos
as Boss's Child
Carlos de Sousa
as
António Pavão
as
António Espírito Santo
as
Ilídio Godinho Ribeiro
as Man in the Car
Eduardo Guerra Carneiro
as Man at the Bar
Joaquim Furtado
as Narrator (voice)
