Memory Box
2021
⏱️ 97 minutes
📅 Released
🌐 FR
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.
Cast
Crew
Director
Joana Hadjithomas, Khalil Joreige
Writer
Normand Bergeron, Marc Robitaille, Benoît Pilon
Producer
Georges Schoucair, Christian Eid, Carole Scotta
Production
micro_scope, Abbout Productions, Ginger Beirut Production, Haut et Court
Keywords
quebeclebanon warsuicide of fatherpainful memoriesdeath of brothermother daughter relationshiplebanonbeirut, lebanon