Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes93%
Metacritic73/100
30 audience votes
Key crew
- Marc RobitailleScreenplay
- Joana HadjithomasDirector
- Normand BergeronScreenplay
- Khalil JoreigeDirector
- Benoît PilonScreenplay
- Charbel HaberOriginal Music Composer
- Radwan MoumnehOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Manal IssaMaia (Young)
- Rim TurkiMaia (Adult)
- Paloma VauthierAlex
- Clémence SabbaghTéta
- Hasan AkilRaja (Young)
- Halim AbiadHalim (Young)
- Michelle BadoMichelle (Young)
- Rita BadoMichelle (Young)
- Patrick ChemaliHalim (Adult)
- Rabih MrouéRaja (Adult)
- Rea GemayelCast
- Nisrine Abi SamraCast
Stills
Themes
quebeclebanon warsuicide of fatherpainful memoriesdeath of brothermother daughter relationshiplebanonbeirut, lebanon