A true story. July 1989, North of France. Kristina (19) runs away from home. She is the eldest in a family of four girls. The only one aware of her plans is Ida, nicknamed Dada (17) She promises Krisitna to keep the secret ; the other two sisters Françoise (18) and Elodie (12) as well as their mother don’t hear a thing and they all discover Kristina ‘s farewell letter the next morning. Then horror starts : Ida’s father, a giant of over 130 kilos and 1m85 tall, takes a leave of absence from work in order to search for Kristina. Furious, he makes Dada the scape goat and discharges all of his anger on her, kicking her and beating her with his fists. He always refers to her as « Retarded ». Violent, neo nazi, he hates his Dada, considering her weak because of her frequent illnesses.He will do everything to put her through agony and to further punish her, he will take it on his wife as well. Even though the whole neighborhood is aware of what is happening, nobody dares to do anything because the father immediately threatens with guns. Dada is thus, on her own. The horror will last 8 days. The blows are of such violence that they cause Dada an incontinence problem. Her only moments of peace are when she manages to escape to sniff glue. That enables her to « no longer feel the blows » since she must « suffer & cry in silence ».

Forms: Feature
Genres: Drama, Human Rights, Reality
Niches: Black, Christian, Islamic, Jewish, Women, Youth/Teen, Mature/Adult