Memory Box

6.3|2021|1h 37m| FR

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.

Genres: Drama

Director: Joana Hadjithomas

Votes: 24

Production Companies:

micro_scope

Abbout Productions

Ginger Beirut Production

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