Memory Box (2021)
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.
Directed by: Joana Hadjithomas, Khalil Joreige
Top Billed Cast: Hasan Akil, Mohamed A. Jaroudi, Benjamin Hatcher
Runtime: 97 minutes
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Manal Issa
Maia (Young)
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Rim Turki
Maia (Adult)
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Paloma Vauthier
Alex
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Clémence Sabbagh
Téta
Hasan Akil
Raja (Young)
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Halim Abiad
Halim (Young)
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Michelle Bado
Michelle (Young)
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Rita Bado
Michelle (Young)
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Patrick Chemali
Halim (Adult)
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Rabih Mroué
Raja (Adult)
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Rea Gemayel
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Nisrine Abi Samra
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Reina Jabbour
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Joe Kodeih
Jade Charbonneau
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Benjamin Hatcher
Denis Larocque
Tayna V. Lavoie
Luc-Martial Dagenais
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Emile Chrabieh
Reem Khoury
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Joseph Matar
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Rayan Moussa
Isabelle Zighondi
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Fares Abi Chakra
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Carma Andraos
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Assaad Aouad
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Joëlle Berberian
Hagop Der Ghougassian
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Mohamed A. Jaroudi
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Yasmine Chantale Khoury
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Wyssem Nochi
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Ghida Younes
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Eliane Youwakim
