I Am Dina

Family friend Jacob encourages Dina's father to hire a tutor, Lorch, 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.As Jacob's health worsens, Dina takes him on a sled to the top of a cliff and pushes him off to his death, hoping to end his suffering and send him to a better place.Dina falls in love with a courageous, handsome Russian named Zhukovsky, who rushes into the burning barn to save her beloved horses.It turns out Zhukovsky had seen Dina several years ago in Bergen and was smitten by her, and he has come to Reinsnes to court her.Niels will not countenance marrying a servant, but cannot afford to leave for America, since Dina has confiscated his savings and gave a third of his money to Stina.[3] The film is shot on location in Kjerringøy, in the present-day municipality of Bodø, in Nordland, Norway, and features spectacular fjord scenery.
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