Memory Box (2021)

  • NR
  • 08/08/2021 (AU)
  • Drama
  • 1h 37m

Overview

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.

Joana Hadjithomas

Director

Khalil Joreige

Director

Normand Bergeron

Screenplay

Benoît Pilon

Screenplay

Marc Robitaille

Screenplay

Cast

Manal Issa's headshot

Manal Issa

Maia (Young)
Rim Turki's headshot

Rim Turki

Maia (Adult)
Paloma Vauthier's headshot

Paloma Vauthier

Alex
Clémence Sabbagh's headshot

Clémence Sabbagh

Téta
Hassan Akil's headshot

Hassan Akil

Raja (Young)
Halim Abiad's headshot

Halim Abiad

Halim (Young)
Michelle Bado's headshot

Michelle Bado

Michelle (Young)
Rita Bado's headshot

Rita Bado

Michelle (Young)

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