Memory Box (2021)

12/03/2021 (CA) • 1h 37m

Drama

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.

Top Billed Cast

Manal Issa

Maia (Young)

Rim Turki

Maia (Adult)

Hasan Akil

Raja (Young)

Halim Abiad

Halim (Young)

Michelle Bado

Michelle (Young)

Rita Bado

Michelle (Young)

Patrick Chemali

Halim (Adult)


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

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Keywords

quebec

lebanon war

suicide of father

painful memories

death of brother

mother daughter relationship

lebanon

beirut, lebanon

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