I Am Dina (2002)

In Northern Norway during the 1860s, a little girl named Dina accidentally causes her mother's death. Overcome with grief, her father refuses to raise her, leaving her in the care of the ... See full summary »

Director:

Ole Bornedal

Writers:

Ole Bornedal, Jonas Cornell,

Stars:

Maria Bonnevie, Gérard Depardieu, Christopher Eccleston

9 wins & 8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Maria Bonnevie	...	Dina
Gérard Depardieu	...	Jacob
Christopher Eccleston	...	Leo Zhukovsky
Pernilla August	...	Hjertrud, Dina's Mother
Bjørn Floberg	...	Edvard, Dina's Father
Hans Matheson	...	Tomas
Amanda Jean Kvakland	...	Little Dina
Jørgen Langhelle	...	Anders
Mads Mikkelsen	...	Niels
Anette Hoff	...	Dagny
Søren Sætter-Lassen	...	Lorch
Kate Hardie	...	Stine
Bodil Udsen	...	Olivia
Wenche Foss	...	Mistress Karen
Kristin Kajander	...	Tela

Storyline

In Northern Norway during the 1860s, a little girl named Dina accidentally causes her mother's death. Overcome with grief, her father refuses to raise her, leaving her in the care of the household servants. Dina grows up wild and unmanageable, with her only friend being the stable boy, Tomas. She summons her mother's ghost and develops a strange fascination with death as well as a passion for living. Family friend Jacob encourages Dina's father to hire Lorch, a tutor who introduces her to the cello. When Dina is old enough, she marries Jacob and moves to Reinsnes, a port he runs with his mother, Karen, and his stepsons Niels and Anders . Niels doesn't like Dina's wild ways, or the fact that she has taken over accounting duties at Reinsnes. Dina's eccentric tendencies become even stronger, eventually leading Jacob into an accident of his own and bringing Tomas back into her life.

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Plot Keywords:

accounting | 1860s | norway | woman on top | nudity | 

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Taglines:

This is my story

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Bluecom AS [no] (norwegian, english)

Country:

Norway Sweden France Germany Denmark

Language:

English Norwegian French

Release Date:

8 March 2002 (Norway)

Also Known As:

Dina

Filming Locations:

Kjerringøy, Bodø, Nordland, Norway

Box Office

Budget:

NOK 141,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

ApolloMedia Distribution, Felicia Film, Gemini Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

125 min 122 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Norway's official submission to the 75th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

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Quotes

Dina: [last words in the international version] Leo. You came back.
Leo Zhukovsky: Try to rest...
Dina: Are you going to stay?
Leo Zhukovsky: I'm always going to be leaving you, Dina, but I will always come back.

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Soundtracks

"Dit-elle"
Written and Performed by Jorane

User Reviews

Emotionally strong drama you will not forget.

I am Dina is intended for mature people. If you like drama and if you like too see strong scenes, odd people and good actors in a movie that does not resemble anything from Hollywood, or any other movie for that matter, then you should watch this movie.

The acting is very good throughout. The fact that the dialogue is in english and the actors are not english native speaking does not matter, unless you are a sissy.

The norwegian landscape is very dramatic and the photography is absolutely breathtaking. Usually I do not even comment on the photography, because I think the story is more important, but the photography in I am Dina is really impressing.

This is a movie you will not forget.

Rating: 8 / 10, according to the IMDb rating system of course. If the ending would have been as strong as the beginning (really strong) my rating would have been even higher. Why do people here invent their own rating systems?