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Love According to Dalva

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Dalva, 12, lives alone with her father. One evening, the police storms into their home and takes her into foster care. As Dalva befriends her new roommate Samia and social worker Jayden, she gradually comes to understand the love she shared with her father was not what she thought. With their help, Dalva will learn to become a child again.

Critics Reviews

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Wendy Ide Observer (UK) It’s an uncomfortable watch, but this assured French-language debut from director Emmanuelle Nicot negotiates its disturbing subject matter with delicacy, sensitivity and honesty. Rated: 4/5 Apr 30, 2023 Full Review Kevin Maher Times (UK) This deserved award-winner at Cannes last year manages the tricky feat of mining difficult and potentially lurid material without a single exploitative beat. Rated: 4/5 Apr 27, 2023 Full Review Cath Clarke Guardian In interviews director Nicot has said she spent a long time researching the care system in France; that attention shows in her truthful-feeling and raw film. Rated: 4/5 Apr 24, 2023 Full Review Leonardo Garcia Tsao La Jornada In a certain way, this is a reverse coming-of-age story. [Full review in Spanish] Aug 22, 2023 Full Review Alejandro Alemán El Universal Emmanuelle Nicot deals with an extremely lurid subject in a deeply honest, and delicate way, without exploiting or re-victimimization, but also without fear of causing discomfort in the viewer. [Full review in Spanish] Aug 22, 2023 Full Review Saskia Baron The Arts Desk The ascribing of precocious sexual maturity to children of ethnic origin in white European society is a shameful, damaging phenomenon and one that this film fails to address. Rated: 2/5 May 2, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Pat K It's a powerful, beautifully made film about a potentially off-putting subject. Don't let the topic of the film stop you seeing it - it's really sensitively made, deeply moving with a deeply hopeful ending. The girl playing Dalva is a star in the making. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Dalva, 12, lives alone with her father. One evening, the police storms into their home and takes her into foster care. As Dalva befriends her new roommate Samia and social worker Jayden, she gradually comes to understand the love she shared with her father was not what she thought. With their help, Dalva will learn to become a child again.
Director
Emmanuelle Nicot
Producer
Julie Esparbes, Delphine Schmit
Screenwriter
Emmanuelle Nicot
Production Co
Tripode Productions, Hélicotronc
Genre
Drama
Original Language
French (France)
Runtime
1h 23m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)