The virgin and child

The virgin and child (2024)

Drama

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.

Director: Binevsa Berivan
Writers: Binevsa Berivan, David Lambert.

Casts

	Hêvîn Tekin as Avesta
	Laëtitia Eïdo as Yassemine
	Barbara Sarafian as Annabelle
	Flonja Kodheli as Drita
	Isabelle De Hertogh as Babette
	Evin Ahmad as
	Farida Rahouadj as
	Elodie Barthels as
	Roda Fawaz as Abdallah
	Yassine Fadel as Toufik Redouane
	Farida Ouchani as Samira Redouane

Crew