I Am Dina
A fiercely unconventional woman confronts childhood guilt, spectral grief, and suffocating social expectations in nineteenth-century Northern Norway.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- melancholic
- gothic
- haunting
- immersive historical drama night
- quiet evening viewing
What critics said
Available reception is limited, but viewers broadly respond to the film’s absorbing atmosphere and Maria Bonnevie’s commanding central performance.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Dina’s accidental role in her mother’s death, abandonment by her father, and wild adult behavior define the film’s psychological core.
Dina summons her mother’s ghost and develops an intense fascination with death within an austere northern setting.
After marrying Jacob, Dina takes control of accounting at Reinsnes and clashes with men who reject her independence.
The story’s nineteenth-century Northern Norway setting frames Dina’s grief, wildness, and confrontations with death.
Films like I Am Dina, and why
The Piano
shared gothic historical atmosphere, psychologically intense female protagonist, and fascination with grief and death
The Heart of Me
shared nineteenth-century setting, emotionally turbulent romance, and stark landscape-driven drama
The Secret of Roan Inish
shared female-centered period drama, spectral undertones, and themes of trauma and forbidden desire
The Nightingale
shared dark romanticism, isolated northern setting, and an unruly protagonist shaped by bereavement
Movie Details
- Director
- Ole Bornedal
- Release Date
- 2002-03-08
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Rating
- 5.6 / 10 (58)
Cast
- Maria Bonnevie
- Gérard Depardieu
- Christopher Eccleston
- Bjørn Floberg
- Pernilla August
- Amanda Jean Kvakland
- Hans Matheson
- Jørgen Langhelle
- Mads Mikkelsen
- Wenche Foss
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is I Am Dina about?
- A fiercely unconventional woman confronts childhood guilt, spectral grief, and suffocating social expectations in nineteenth-century Northern Norway.
- What is I Am Dina like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of I Am Dina as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is I Am Dina violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in I Am Dina as mild.
- What did critics think of I Am Dina?
- Available reception is limited, but viewers broadly respond to the film’s absorbing atmosphere and Maria Bonnevie’s commanding central performance.
- Which films are like I Am Dina?
- Films with a similar feel include The Piano, The Heart of Me, The Secret of Roan Inish, and The Nightingale.
- How long is I Am Dina?
- I Am Dina runs 125 minutes.
- Where can I watch I Am Dina?
- In United States, I Am Dina streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
