I Am Dina (2002) on Netflix
In 1860s Northern Norway, Dina spills boiling lye that kills her mother. Her father leaves her to the servants. She grows up wild, with Tomas the stable boy as her only friend.
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Plot summary
Dina is a small girl in Northern Norway in the 1860s. At the laundry, boiling lye spills and her mother dies. Her father, lost in grief, hands her to the household servants to raise. Dina grows up wild, and Tomas, the stable boy, is her one friend. She calls up her mother's ghost and is as drawn to death as to living. The family friend Jacob persuades her father to take on a tutor named Lorch, who teaches her the cello.
Cast
- Amanda Jean Kvaklandas Little Dina
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about I Am Dina (2002)
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- There was controversy over the casting of I Am Dina: many felt Gørild Mauseth was the right choice for the part, but in the end the casting of Maria Bonnevie was accepted.
- Although I Am Dina is set in 1860s Norway, all of its dialogue is in English, which resulted in a variety of accents throughout the movie.
