Archive of films Love According to Dalva / Dalva

Belgium / France
2022, 83 min

Section: Horizons
Year: 2022

Twelve-year-old Dalva lives with her father, whom she loves to no end. But his love for her is not purely parental, as a police raid reveals one evening. Dalva finds herself in foster care; a trial begins. A tale of childhood innocence and the yearning for love, this drama portrays the young girl as she comes to terms with trauma – first, her separation from her father, then having to accept the bitter truth about the deviant nature of their relationship.


Synopsis

Dalva lives with her father, whom she loves to no end. But his love for her is not purely parental, as a police raid reveals one evening. Dalva finds herself in a children’s home, where she immediately stands out: She dresses and makes herself up like a grown woman, because that is how her father, now accused of kidnapping and sexual abuse, treated her. A tale of childhood innocence and the yearning for love, this drama portrays the young girl as she comes to terms with trauma – first, her separation from her father, then having to accept the bitter truth about the deviant nature of their relationship. Debut director Emmanuelle Nicot shows an uncommon sense for approaching this serious subject, evocatively presenting us with the child’s persective while giving a voice to those who are not heard.

Sandra Hezinová

About the director

Emmanuelle Nicot

Emmanuelle Nicot (1985, Sedan, France). Filmography: À l'arraché (2016, short), Love According to Dalva (Dalva, 2022).

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About the film

Color, DCP

Section: Horizons
   
Director: Emmanuelle Nicot
Screenplay: Emmanuelle Nicot
Dir. of Photography: Caroline Guimbal
Music: Frédéric Alvarez
Sound: Fabrice Osinski, Valérie Ledocte, Aline Gavroy
Editor: Suzana Pedro
Art Director: Catherine Cosme
Producer: Julie Esparbes, Delphine Schmit
Production: Hélicotronc, Tripode Productions
Coproduction: Arte, Canal+, RTBF, Proximus, Shelter Productions
Cast: Zelda Samson, Alexis Manenti, Fanta Guirassy, Marie Denarnaud, Jean-Louis Coulloc'h
Sales: mk2 Films
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