Memory Box
- Released on
- Runtime
- 97 mins
Maia, a single mother, lives in Montreal with her teenage daughter, Alex. On Christmas Eve, they receive an unexpected delivery: notebooks, tapes, and photos Maia, from 13 to 18 years old, sent from Beirut to her best friend who left for Paris to escape the civil war. Maia refuses to open the box or confront its memories, but Alex secretly begins diving into it. Between fantasy and reality, Alex enters the world of her mother’s tumultuous, passionate adolescence during the Lebanese civil war, unlocking mysteries of a hidden past.
Maia, a single mother, lives in Montreal with her teenage daughter, Alex. On Christmas Eve, they receive an unexpected delivery: notebooks, tapes, and photos Maia, from 13 to 18 years old, sent from Beirut to her best friend who left for Paris to escape the civil war. Maia refuses to open the box or confront its memories, but Alex secretly begins diving into it. Between fantasy and reality, Alex enters the world of her mother’s tumultuous, passionate adolescence during the Lebanese civil war, unlocking mysteries of a hidden past.
Cast
- Manal Issa
- Rim Turki
- Paloma Vauthier
- Clémence Sabbagh
- Hassan Akil
- Halim Abiad
- Michelle Bado
- Rita Bado
- Patrick Chemali
- Rabih Mroué
- Rea Gemayel
- Nisrine Abi Samra
- Reina Jabbour
- Joe Kodeih
- Jade Charbonneau
- Benjamin Hatcher
- Denis Larocque
- Tayna V. Lavoie
- Luc-Martial Dagenais
- Emile Chrabieh
- Reem Khoury
- Joseph Matar
- Rayan Moussa
- Isabelle Zighondi
- Fares Abi Chakra
- Carma Andraos
- Assaad Aouad
- Joëlle Berberian
- Hagop Der Ghougassian
- Mohamed A. Jaroudi
- Yasmine Chantale Khoury
- Wyssem Nochi
- Ghida Younes
- Eliane Youwakim
Director
- Joana Hadjithomas
- Khalil Joreige
Producers
- Barbara Letellier
- Carole Scotta
- Christian Eid
- Georges Schoucair
Screenwriter
- Marc Robitaille
- Normand Bergeron
- Benoît Pilon
