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Memory Box
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Memory Box

2021-12-03 · 97 min · ★ 6.3

Drama

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.

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Production details

Directors
Joana Hadjithomas, Khalil Joreige
Production companies
micro_scope, Abbout Productions, Ginger Beirut Production, Haut et Court
Countries
Canada, France, Lebanon
Status
Released

Top Cast

Manal IssaManal IssaMaia (Young)
Rim TurkiMaia (Adult)
Paloma VauthierAlex
Clémence SabbaghTéta
Hasan AkilHasan AkilRaja (Young)
Halim AbiadHalim (Young)
Michelle BadoMichelle (Young)
Rita BadoMichelle (Young)
Patrick ChemaliHalim (Adult)
Rabih MrouéRaja (Adult)
Rea Gemayel
Nisrine Abi Samra
Reina Jabbour
Joe Kodeih
Jade CharbonneauJade Charbonneau
Benjamin Hatcher
Denis LarocqueDenis Larocque
Tayna V. LavoieTayna V. Lavoie
Luc-Martial DagenaisLuc-Martial Dagenais
Emile Chrabieh

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