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