• Director(s)

    Emmanuelle Nicot

  • Production Year

    2022

  • Release date

    28/04/2023

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    88m

  • Cast

    Zelda Samson, Alexis Manenti, Fanta Guirassy

Film

Love According To Dalva

child sex abuse theme, strong language

A young girl struggles to cope in the aftermath of parental sexual abuse in this emotionally intense Belgian drama which handles its uncomfortable subject matter with sensitivity and restraint.…

A young girl struggles to cope in the aftermath of parental sexual abuse in this emotionally intense Belgian drama which handles its uncomfortable subject matter with sensitivity and restraint.

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Content Advice(May contain spoilers)

violence

threat and horror

language

sex

drugs

sexual violence and sexual threat

discrimination

suicide and self-harm

  • Director(s)

    Emmanuelle Nicot

  • Production Year

    2022

  • Release date

    28/04/2023

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    88m

  • Cast

    Zelda Samson, Alexis Manenti, Fanta Guirassy

child sex abuse theme, strong language
Classified Date:
17/02/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
606 Distribution
violence
A girl is struck repeatedly by another girl during a fight, but without strong detail.
threat and horror
A character is manhandled roughly during a police arrest which distresses his young daughter.
language
There is strong language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms such as 'whore', 'bitch', 'shit', 'piss', 'ass' and 'damn'.
sex
There are undetailed references to sex work.
drugs
Young people drink alcohol and smoke cigarettes.
sexual violence and sexual threat
The film explores themes of child sexual abuse by a parent and its conditioning of a young victim whose childhood has been lost through her ordeal. There are references to the abuse, including an insensitive comment about oral sex, but no visual depiction of the girl's experiences. Scenes of Intense emotional upset involving the girl are balanced by demonstrations of the care and support she receives as she comes to terms with what happened to her.
Classified Date:
07/04/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
606 Distribution

  • Classified date

    17/02/2023

  • Language

    French