Memory Box
Memory Box

Memory Box

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2021
1h 37m
6.3(29 votes)
Drama

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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Abbout Productions
Ginger Beirut Production
Haut et Court

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Cast & Crew

34 members
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Manal Issa

Maia (Young)

Manal Issa
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Rim Turki

Maia (Adult)

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Paloma Vauthier

Alex

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Clémence Sabbagh

Téta

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Hassan Akil

Raja (Young)

Hassan Akil
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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

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Jade Charbonneau

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Benjamin Hatcher

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Denis Larocque

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Tayna V. Lavoie

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Tayna V. Lavoie
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Luc-Martial Dagenais

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Emile Chrabieh

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Reem Khoury

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Reem Khoury
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Joseph Matar

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Rayan Moussa

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Isabelle Zighondi

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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

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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

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