• Love According to Dalva

    Directed by Emmanuelle Nicot
    Belgium/France | 87 minutes | New Voices New Visions

Winner of the FIPRESCI Prize at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, this bold and disquieting drama explores the psychological complexities surrounding 12-year-old Dalva after she is taken into foster care and suddenly freed from years of captivity and abuse by her father.

film details

Director: Emmanuelle Nicot
Producers: Julie Esparbes, Delphine Schmit
Screenwriter: Emmanuelle Nicot
Cinematographers: Caroline Guimbal
Editor: Suzana Pedro
Music: Frédéric Alvarez
Cast: Stéphanie Doncker, Emmanuelle Nicot
Original Language Title: Dalva
Country: Belgium/France
Language: In French with English subtitles
Year: 2022
Running Time: 87 minutes
Awards: FIPRESCI Prize, Cannes Film Festival
Primary Company: MK2 Films

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