France / May 20, 2022 / Cannes Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
One evening, Dalva is suddenly taken away from her father’s house. Dumbfounded and outraged at first, she later meets Jayden, a social worker, and Samia, a teen with a temper. A new life seems to start for Dalva, that of a girl her age.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Charlie Drach | Lucile |
| Roman Coustère Hachez | Dimi |
| Diego Murgia | Tom |
| Yasmina Maiza | L'avocate de Dalva |
| Abdelmounim Snoussi | Shérif |
| Babetida Sadjo | La doctoresse |
| Gilles David | Le juge |
| Romane Mouyal | Inès |
| Anne-Laure Penninck | Zoé |
| Trancillia Bokungu | Béka |
| Zaire Souchi | Zaire |
| Delphine Bibet | La directrice |
| Eva Azevedo de Sousa | Lu |
| Joséphine Lucic | Elira |
| Alain Eloy | Le professeur |
| Laetitia Hogday | La coiffeuse |
| Jérôme Lanvin | Agent pénitentiaire parloir |
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| Fayçal Benbahmed | L'ouvrier |
| Caroline Vonville | La voisine |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Dalva |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Production countries | Belgium, France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Hélicotronc, Tripode Productions, ARTE France Cinéma, RTBF, Proximus, Shelter Prod |
| Release date | 22 marzo 2023 |
| Production | Julie Esparbes, Delphine Schmit, Stéphanie Pottier, Rémi Burah, Tanguy Dekeyser, Olivier Père, Sibylle Seys Smets, Arlette Zylberberg |
| Writer | Emmanuelle Nicot |
| Editing | Suzana Pedro |
| Cinematography | Caroline Guimbal, Stéphanie Branchu, Cyrille Hermant |
| Assistant directors | Camille Servignat, Emmanuelle Nicot, Agathe Hervieu |
| Lighting | Jeremy Bourgois, Titien Velut |
| Camera operators | Caroline Guimbal, Stéphanie Branchu, Cyrille Hermant |
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| Additional photography | Caroline Guimbal, Stéphanie Branchu, Cyrille Hermant |
| Production design | Alexis Abé, Jerôme Birti, Laurie Crochelet, Sarah Deweppe, Alberto Sebastiani |
| Art direction | Sarah Deweppe, Alexis Abé, Jerôme Birti, Laurie Crochelet, Alberto Sebastiani |
| Set decoration | Alexis Abé, Jerôme Birti, Laurie Crochelet, Sarah Deweppe, Alberto Sebastiani |
| Visual effects | Miklos Keleti |
| Stunts | Hugo Bariller |
| Music | Frédéric Alvarez, Jean-Michel Beranger, Aline Gavroy, Valérie Le Docte, Anais Letiexhe, Laurence Morel, Fabrice Osinski, Olivier Thys, Selıa Çakir |
| Sound | Frédéric Alvarez, Jean-Michel Beranger, Aline Gavroy, Valérie Le Docte, Anais Letiexhe, Laurence Morel, Fabrice Osinski, Olivier Thys, Selıa Çakir |
| Costume design | Constance Allain, Laetitia Hogday, Saori Matsui |
| Makeup | Constance Allain, Laetitia Hogday, Saori Matsui |
| Hairstyling | Laetitia Hogday, Constance Allain, Saori Matsui |
| Revenue | 548.489 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Germany / Oct 06, 2022 / Filmfest Hamburg
Canada / Oct 11, 2022
Taiwan / Oct 15, 2023 / Women Make Waves International Film Festival
Theatrical release
France / Mar 22, 2023
Ireland / Apr 28, 2023
United Kingdom / Apr 28, 2023 / 15
Sweden / May 05, 2023 / 15
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Italy / May 11, 2023
Greece / Nov 23, 2023
South Korea / Aug 14, 2024
Physical media
France / Aug 22, 2023 / DVD & Blu-Ray
TV
France / Nov 27, 2025 / ARTE
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