The virgin and child

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The virgin and child (2024)

Directed by Binevsa Berivan

Drama · 1h 20m

Young Yazidi Kurd immigrant Avesta is seven months pregnant. Freshly escaped from the hellish underworld of ISIS, she has just one thought in mind: getting revenge on the man who forced her into slavery. When she arrives in Brussels, she locates and attacks members of his family in order to force him out of his ISIS-linked hiding and bring him before the courts. At the same time, Avesta finds sanctuary at a refugee centre in Brussels. Despite her post-traumatic mutism, she meets Yassemine, an interpreter of Kurdish origin who offers her support and tries to get her to talk. Yassemine helps Avesta take her first steps in Belgium and brings her to see Babette, a nurse in the city centre. The exam shows that her unborn baby is doing well, but horrible scars are revealed on Avesta's body.

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Cast

Hêvîn Tekin Avesta Laëtitia Eïdo Yassemine Barbara Sarafian Annabelle Flonja Kodheli Drita Isabelle De Hertogh Babette Evin Ahmad Farida Rahouadj
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Elodie Barthels Roda Fawaz Abdallah
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Yassine Fadel Toufik Redouane Farida Ouchani Samira Redouane

Crew

Director
Binevsa Berivan
Screenplay
Binevsa Berivan, David Lambert
Director of Photography
Valentina Summa
Original Music Composer
Olivier Militon
Editor
Yannick Leroy
Producer
Isabel de la Serna, Matthieu Frances

Details

Original title
La Vierge à l'enfant
Release date
2024-01-30
Runtime
1h 20m
Genres
Drama
Original language
FR
Spoken languages
Arabic, Dutch, English, French, Kurdish
Countries
Belgium
Production
Playtime Films, Polar Bear Films
Budget
$1,630,000