Dina and Django

Overview

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.

Cast

María Santiago

Dina

Luís Lucas

Django

Manuela de Freitas

patroa

Sinde Filipe

patrão

João Perry

amigo dos patrões

Ruy Furtado

Benvindo Rosário, o penhorista

Canto e Castro

homem no autocarro

António Montez

motorista de táxi

Margarida Carpinteiro

professora

Manuela Fernandes

amiga de Dina

Geny Frias

mulher do penhorista

Benvinda Bento

srª Ana, a avó

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