Film

Delphine’s Prayers

2021 · 1h 30m · Documentary

IMDb

7.2

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.

• Rosine MbakamWriter · Director of Photography · Director
• Geoffroy CernaixProducer · Editor

Official Trailer

Release date

June 23, 2021

Status

Released

Original language

French

Runtime

1h 30m

Genres

Documentary