Nina (2004)

Psychological thriller larded with manga-like animations about the young, poor comic strip illustrator Nina, living with her mean landlady. She sinks further and further into a violent fantasy world.

Director:

Heitor Dhalia

Writers:

Marçal Aquino, Heitor Dhalia,

Stars:

Guta Stresser, Milhem Cortaz, Anderson Faganello

3 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Guta Stresser	...	Nina
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Milhem Cortaz	...	Carlão
Anderson Faganello	...	Tatuado / Tatoo Boy
Abrahão Farc	...	Sr. Freak
Juliana Galdino	...	Ana
Heitor Goldflus	...	Homem na lanchonete
Ailton Graça	...	Policial / Policeman #3
Sabrina Greve	...	Sofia
Luíza Mariani	...	Alice
Altamiro Martins	...	Médico / Doctor
Selton Mello	...	Amigo de Ana / Ana's Friend
Wagner Moura	...	Cego / Blind Man
Myrian Muniz	...	Eulália
Matheus Nachtergaele	...	Pintor / Painter #2
Walter Portela	...	Detetive #1

Storyline

Psychological thriller larded with manga-like animations about the young, poor comic strip illustrator Nina, living with her mean landlady. She sinks further and further into a violent fantasy world.

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Plot Keywords:

landlady | panties | plastic bag | cat | blind man | 

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Genres:

Drama | Animation | Thriller

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Details

Country:

Brazil

Language:

Portuguese

Release Date:

28 January 2004 (Netherlands)

Also Known As:

Нина

Filming Locations:

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Box Office

Budget:

BRL 2,442,740 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Branca Filmes, Fábrica Brasileira de Imagens, Gullane Filmes

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

References A Beautiful Mind (2001)

User Reviews

Misguided

This film really hooked me at the beginning. It was beautifully shot with a great sound design. It quickly captured a wonderful dark seedy world brimming with surreal, grotesque characters. Unfortunately, it didn't have much for these

characters to do and the film quickly slid downhill. While the actress who played Nina was strong, the character was not somebody you wanted to spend time

with, particularly after a very cruel trick she plays on a blind man. She makes no attempt to solve any of the problems she has created for herself and the last act of the movie, where we are forced to delve into her madness, was tiresome and irritating. I think the director could be capable of great things given a strong script because the vision behind it was really intriguing. But Nina is not the sort of person you want to spend an hour and a half in the dark with.