Memory Box (2021)
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.
Directors:
Joana Hadjithomas, Khalil Joreige.
Writers:
Normand Bergeron, Marc Robitaille, Benoît Pilon.
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Manal Issa as Maia (Young) |
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Rim Turki as Maia (Adult) |
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Paloma Vauthier as Alex |
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Clémence Sabbagh as Téta |
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Hasan Akil as Raja (Young) |
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Halim Abiad as Halim (Young) |
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Michelle Bado as Michelle (Young) |
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Rita Bado as Michelle (Young) |
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Patrick Chemali as Halim (Adult) |
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Rabih Mroué as Raja (Adult) |
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Rea Gemayel as |
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Nisrine Abi Samra as |
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Reina Jabbour as |
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Joe Kodeih as |
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Jade Charbonneau as |
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Benjamin Hatcher as |
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Denis Larocque as |
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Tayna V. Lavoie as |
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Luc-Martial Dagenais as |
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Emile Chrabieh as |
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Reem Khoury as |
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Joseph Matar as |
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Rayan Moussa as |
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Isabelle Zighondi as |
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Fares Abi Chakra as |
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Carma Andraos as |
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Assaad Aouad as |
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Joëlle Berberian as |
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Hagop Der Ghougassian as |
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Mohamed A. Jaroudi as |
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Yasmine Chantale Khoury as |
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Wyssem Nochi as |
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Ghida Younes as |
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Eliane Youwakim as |
| Production | Luc Déry | Co-Producer |
| Editing | Tina Baz | Editor |
| Art | Mary Lynn Deachman | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fanny Vachon | Key Makeup Artist |
| Production | Kim McCraw | Co-Producer |
| Production | Georges Schoucair | Producer |
| Production | Germain Petitclerc | Production Manager |
| Directing | Rania Salame | Third Assistant Director |
| Directing | Sahar Moussallem | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Guillaume Le Braz | Sound |
| Art | Laurent Brett | Art Direction |
| Visual Effects | Laurent Brett | Digital Compositor |
| Production | Jihad Al Ahmar | Location Manager |
| Production | Aurélie Nahas | Production Manager |
| Art | Houssam Abfraiz | Assistant Art Director |
| Production | Sarah Teper | Casting |
| Sound | François Yazbeck | Sound Editor |
| Camera | Jonathan Saccal | First Assistant Camera |
| Production | Astrid Barrette-Tessier | Location Manager |
| Production | Georges Khalaf | Production Assistant |
| Production | Christian Eid | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lara Mae Khamis | Costume Design |
| Production | Brigitte Viau | Casting |
| Sound | Jad Asmar | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Damien Berger | Boom Operator |
| Visual Effects | Tom Petitjean | Digital Compositor |
| Art | Maia el Khoury | Production Design |
| Visual Effects | Sébastien Rame | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Production | Cynthia Sawma | Casting |
| Production | Christine Youakim | Casting |
| Production | Lara Karam Chekerdjian | Line Producer |
| Production | Abla Khoury | Casting |
| Sound | Vanessa Kanaan | Dialogue Editor |
| Camera | Christopher Kechichian | Steadicam Operator |
| Production | Virginie Nolin | Location Manager |
| Directing | Wael Dib | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Isabelle Lauzon | Second Assistant Camera |
| Art | Franckie Diago | Production Design |
| Sound | Cherif Allam | Foley Editor |
| Visual Effects | Loriane Lucas | Visual Effects Producer |
| Camera | Dany Racine | First Assistant Camera |
| Production | Marjolaine Ricard | Location Manager |
| Production | Rashad Nasreddine | Production Assistant |
| Production | Abla Khoury | Line Producer |
| Production | Carole Scotta | Producer |
| Art | Bruno La Haye | Props |
| Art | Olivier Proulx | Props |
| Production | Mahmoud Al Sayed | Production Assistant |
| Production | Terry Chalouhi | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Jasmyrh Lemoine | Co-Producer |
| Sound | Rana Eid | Sound Designer |
| Editing | Elie Akoka | Colorist |
| Sound | Lama Sawaya | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Marita Sbeih | Foley Artist |
| Production | Marie Cantet | Casting |
| Production | Isabelle Thez-Axelrad | Casting |
| Sound | Olivier Goinard | Sound Mixer |
| Visual Effects | Jeremy Tosseghini | Digital Compositor |
| Directing | Isabelle Lauzon | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Barbara Letellier | Producer |
| Production | Béatrice Leclerc | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Nagham Abboud | Production Manager |
| Directing | Gabrielle Mankiewicz | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Joana Hadjithomas | Director |
| Writing | Normand Bergeron | Screenplay |
| Writing | Marc Robitaille | Screenplay |
| Writing | Benoît Pilon | Screenplay |
| Directing | Khalil Joreige | Director |
| Camera | Josée Deshaies | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Charbel Haber | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Radwan Moumneh | Original Music Composer |