THE VIRGIN AND CHILD

Barely out of the ISIS hell, Avesta, a young Kurdish Yazidi woman, winds up in Brussels with a single thing on her mind: to wreak vengeance upon the man who enslaved her. Between a fierce struggle for justice that sees her revisit her darkest hours, and having to mother an unwelcome child, Avesta fights to be heard - whatever it takes.

  • writers: Berivan Binevsa, David Lambert

  • director: Berivan Binevsa

  • with: Laëtitia Eïdo, Barbara Sarafian, Roda Fawaz

  • producers: Isabel de la Serna, Matthieu Frances - Playtime Films (BE)

  • co-producer: Xavier Rombaut – Polar Bear (BE)

  • genre: drama - feature film

  • country: Belgium

  • year: 2024

  • duration: 80 minutes

  • with the support of: Centre du cinéma et de l’Audiovisuel, Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF), Tax shelter of the Belgian federal government via taxshelter.be

  • 2024

    • Film Festival Oostende (BE)

    • Festival Cinémed (FR)

    • Cinémamed Festival Cinéma Méditerranéen de Bruxelles (BE)

    • Duhok International Film Festival (IQ)

  • 2024

    • Prix du public - Festival Cinémed (FR)

    • Prix jeune public des activités socials de l’energie - Festival Cinémed (FR)

    • Audience Award - Cinémamed Festival Cinéma Méditerranéen de Bruxelles (BE)

    • RTBF Les Grenades Award - Cinémamed Festival Cinéma Méditerranéen de Bruxelles (BE)

    • Best Actress Award - Duhok International Film Festival (IQ)

    • Best Script Award - Duhok International Film Festival (IQ)