MEMORY BOX
by Khalil Joreige, Joana Hadjithomas
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 sent to her best friend from 1980’s Beirut. 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.
international title: | Memory Box |
original title: | Memory Box |
working title: | The Notebooks |
country: | France, Canada, Lebanon, Qatar |
sales agent: | Playtime |
year: | 2021 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Khalil Joreige, Joana Hadjithomas |
film run: | 104' |
cast: | Rim Turki, Manal Issa, Paloma Vauthier |
cinematography by: | Josée Deshaies |
executive producer: | Carole Scotta |
production: | Haut et Court, Abbout Productions (LB) |
backing: | Centre National du Cinéma et de l’image animée (CNC) |
distributor: | Haut et Court |