International Competition · 44th Edition
Love According to Dalva
DALVA
Director
Emmanuelle Nicot
Country
Belgium, France
Runtime
1 h 23 min
Language
French
Premiere
MENA premiere (Middle East and North Africa)
Synopsis
Dalva lives alone with her father. One evening, the police storm into their home and take her into foster care where she gradually realizes that the love she shared with her father was not what she thought.
Cast
Zelda Samson, Alexis Manenti, Fanta Guirassy
Screenplay
Emmanuelle Nicot
Producers
Julie Esparbes, Delphine Schmit
About the Director
She graduated from the IAD Film School (Institut des Arts et de Diffusion) in Leuven, after first studying modern literature. Her first short film, RAE, received 15 awards. In addition to directing, she works as a casting director, specializing in open casting calls. Since 2013, she has worked on 6 short films and 3 feature films.
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