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Love According to Dalva (2022)

Love According to Dalva poster
Original title
Dalva
Directed by
Emmanuelle Nicot
Genre
drama film
Country
France, Belgium
Runtime
1h 20m
Rated
15
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 96 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A 12-year-old girl is removed from her father's home after years of sexual abuse. She enters a foster home where she slowly learns to understand what happened to her.

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What happens

Love According to Dalva (French: Dalva) is a 2022 Belgian-French film directed by Emmanuelle Nicot in her feature debut. It follows a 12-year-old girl who is taken away from her sexually abusive father and struggles to adjust to her new life in a foster home. At the 13th Magritte Awards, Dalva received nine nominations and won seven awards, including Best Film and Best Director for Nicot. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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