The Valley of Tears (2012)
Marie, a Canadian editor specialized in testimonies of Genocide survivors, starts to receive anonymous large envelopes with the narrative of Ali, a young Palestinian who grew up in a refugee camp in Lebanon. Intrigued, Marie investigates the origin of these envelopes and finds out who is the anonymous writer. This is how she establishes a connection with Joseph, a Lebanese worker hired to paint the offices. A strange relation develops between these two persons who come from very different worlds. But after a while, Joseph abruptly disappears and Marie, overwhelmed by the mission fallen on her, starts a journey into the past, through a small village in Lebanon, in the heart of a bloodthirsty culture were lies the key of all the enigmas.
Director: Maryanne Zéhil
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Nathalie Coupal as Marie |
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Joseph Antaki as Joseph |
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Wafa Tarabey as Oum Omar |
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Leyla Hakim as Soeur Gabrielle |
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Janine Sutto as Simone |
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Sophie Cadieux as Isabelle |
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Walid El-Alayli as Issa |
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Ziad Karam as Ali |
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Yara Fares as The Girl |
| Sound | Nathalie Coupal | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Lorraine Dufour | Editor |
| Writing | Maryanne Zéhil | Writer |
| Directing | Maryanne Zéhil | Director |
| Production | Maryanne Zéhil | Producer |
| Camera | Pierre Mignot | Director of Photography |