Memory Box

6.5 / 10

(23 votes)

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.

Country:

Canada,

France,

Lebanon,

Qatar

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

97 minutes

Year:

2021

Director:

Khalil Joreige

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Company:

micro_scope,

Abbout Productions,

Ginger Beirut Production,

Haut et Court

Cast:
Manal Issa

Maia (Young)

Rim Turki

Maia (Adult)

Paloma Vauthier

Alex

Clémence Sabbagh

Téta

Hassan Akil

Raja (Young)

Crew:
Benoît Pilon

Screenplay

Marc Robitaille

Screenplay

Khalil Joreige

Director

Normand Bergeron

Screenplay

Joana Hadjithomas

Director