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Memory Box
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Title: Memory Box

Release Date: 3 Dec 2021

Runtime: 1h 37m

Genre: Drama

Director: micro_scope, Abbout Productions, Ginger Beirut Production, Haut et Court

Production Companies: micro_scope, Abbout Productions, Ginger Beirut Production, Haut et Court

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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.3 (25 votes)

Cast

  • Maia (Young): Manal Issa
  • Maia (Adult): Rim Turki
  • Alex: Paloma Vauthier
  • Téta: Clémence Sabbagh
  • Raja (Young): Hassan Akil
  • Halim (Young): Halim Abiad
  • Michelle (Young): Michelle Bado
  • Michelle (Young): Rita Bado
  • Halim (Adult): Patrick Chemali
  • Raja (Adult): Rabih Mroué
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