
Delphine’sPrayersisaportraitofDelphine,aCameroonianwomanwho,bytheageof13,hadlosthermother,beenabandonedbyherfather,andhadbeenraped.Firstturningtosexworktosupportherself,DelphinelatermarriedaBelgianmanmorethanthreetimesherageinthehopeoffindingabetterlifeinEuropeforherselfandherdaughter.Sevenyearsafterhermarriage,theEuropeandreamhasdissipated,andhersituationhasworsened.ThisiswherethethirdfeaturefilmfromCameroonian-born,Belgium-basedfilmmakerRosineMbakambegins.MbakamjoinsDelphineinherBrusselsapartment,assheengagesMbakam,thecamera,andtheviewerinafrankanddirectaddress.Withastrong,sensitivevoice,Delphinetellsherlifestorywithpalpableemotionandfrequentanger.Herunusualenergyandcourageconsumetheconfinedspacethatsheinhabits.Delphine’svoiceisessential,andthisfilmbelongstoher.