The virgin and child
80 mins
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.
Binevsa Berivan
Director
Binevsa Berivan
Screenplay
Valentina Summa
Director of Photography
Juan-Carlos Salazar
Assistant Makeup Artist
Thaïs Play David
Best Boy Electric
Nicolas Jacob
Location Scout
Julien De Keukeleire
Electrician
Xavier Rombaut
Co-Producer
Yannick Leroy
Editor
Matthieu Frances
Producer
Tine Deseure
Costume Design
Sarah Guinand
Makeup Artist
Ben H. Pigeard-Benazera
Production Manager
Juliette Talabard
Third Assistant Director
Bryan Gossuin
Digital Compositor
Elvis Fontaine-Garant
Focus Puller
Alice De Vestele
Set Decoration
Morgane Mingers
Second Assistant Director
Steeven Jacquemin
Assistant Editor
Olivier Militon
Original Music Composer
Julien Dubourg
Production Design
Jérôme Konté Deloste
Property Master
Elodie Liénard
Makeup Department Head
Olivier Bisback
Stunt Coordinator
Pierre Adamczyk
Second Assistant Camera
Lucas Sevrin
Gaffer
Chloë Dilasser
Costume Supervisor
Louise Imbert
Costume Assistant
Isabel de la Serna
Producer
Célia Chow Yuen
Assistant Production Manager
Hugo Corson
Electrician
Sébastien Rodriguez
Additional Grip
Charlotte Zimmermann
Location Scout
Hélène Karenzo
First Assistant Director
Arnaud Delbauve
Digital Compositor
Thomas Duval
Visual Effects Supervisor
Filip Heirwegh
Construction Coordinator
David Gérain
ADR Recordist
Ludovic Van Pachterbeke
Sound Designer