Written and directed by Emmanuelle Nicot,
Love According to Dalva stars newcomer Zelda Samson,
who scooped the Louis Roederer Foundation Rising Star award at Cannes 2022 for her
performance as the title character. Dalva is a 12-year-old whose world is
disrupted when she is placed into foster care. Alexis Manenti and Fanta Guirassi also star.
Love According to Dalva is in UK/ROI cinemas from April
28th.
Check out the trailer and poster below.
The official synopsis reads:
Dalva, 12, lives alone with her father. She dresses, wears make-up and lives like a woman. One evening, the police storm into their home and take her into foster care. Dumbfounded and outraged at first, she later meets Jayden, a social worker, and Samia, a teen with a temper. Through these new relationships, can Dalva learn to become a child again?
