Dina and Django (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.

Released April 29, 1983 90 min None+

Genres: Crime, Drama, Romance

Keywords: tmdb.woman-director, imdb.f-rated, imdb.true-love, imdb.sexuality, imdb.robbery, imdb.revolution, imdb.murder + 11 more, imdb.ligth-novel, imdb.knife, imdb.housekeeper, imdb.harassment, imdb.gun, imdb.grandmother-granddaughter-relationship, imdb.dreamer, imdb.blood-pact, imdb.adolescence, imdb.based-on-true-story, aspectratio.1-66-1