Scene from the film Delphine’s Prayers
Scene from the film Delphine’s Prayers
Scene from the film Delphine’s Prayers
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Delphine’s Prayers

Direction
Year 
2021
Country
  • Belgium
  • Cameroon
Runtime
91min 
Audio Tracks 
Subtitles 

This film is the portrait of Delphine, a young Cameroonian girl who, after the death of her mother and the abandonment of her father’s parental responsibilities, was raped at the age of 13. She sinks into prostitution to support herself and her daughter. She ends up marrying a Belgian man who is three times her age, hoping to find a better life in Europe for her and her daughter. Seven years later, the European dream has faded and her situation has only gotten worse. Delphine, like others, is part of this generation of young African women crushed by our patriarchal societies and left with this Western sexual colonization as the only means of survival. Through her courage and strength, Delphine exposes these patterns of domination that continue to lock up African women.

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Details

  • Original Title
    Les prières de Delphine
  • Direction
  • Editing
    Geoffroy Cernaix
  • Sound
    Rosine Mbakam, Loïc Villiot
  • Runtime
    91 min (91+ min.)
  • Year
    2021
  • Country
    • Belgium
    • Cameroon
  • Format
    • Colour
  • Festivals
    • Cinéma du Réel 2021

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