Dina and Django (Dina e Django) 42 years old

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.

Credits

Dina and Django Cast

Name Character
Canto e Castro as Man in the bus
Manuela de Freitas She was 41, now 84 years old as Dina's boss
Luís Lucas He was 29, now 72 years old as Django
António Montez He was 97, 83 years old when he died as Taxi Driver
Ruy Furtado He was 62, 71 years old when he died as Pawnbroker
Margarida Carpinteiro She was 38, now 81 years old as Dina's teacher
Tony Morgon as Panther - Bar Owner

Dina and Django Crew

Name Department
Maria Paola Porru as Sound Designer. Sound
Henrique Espírito Santo as Production Manager. He was 50 (now 92) years old Production
Solveig Nordlund as Director. She was 38 (now 81) years old Directing
Solveig Nordlund as Editor. She was 38 (now 81) years old Editing
Solveig Nordlund as Screenplay. She was 38 (now 81) years old Writing
Acácio de Almeida as Director of Photography. He was 43 (now 86) years old Camera
Dina and Django poster
Dina and Django (42 years)

  • Release day: Friday, January 01, 1982
  • Runtime: 90 minutes