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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Cast
35 people
Manal Issa
Maia (Young)
Known for
The Swimmers
Nocturama
Rim Turki
Maia (Adult)
Also in
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Paloma Vauthier
Alex
Also in
Girlsquad
Clémence Sabbagh
Téta
No other roles listed
Hasan Akil
Raja (Young)
Also in
A Sad and Beautiful World
Furies
Halim Abiad
Halim (Young)
No other roles listed
Hassan Akka
Raja (young)
Michelle Bado
Michelle (Young)
No other roles listed
Rita Bado
Michelle (Young)
No other roles listed
Patrick Chemali
Halim (Adult)
Also in
Light Fingers
Tnaash
Rabih Mroué
Raja (Adult)
Also in
I Want to See
The Ugly One
Rea Gemayel
Also in
Echoes
Berlin Blast
Joana Hadjithomas Director · Khalil Joreige Director Marc Robitaille Screenplay
Director
Joana Hadjithomas
Director
Khalil Joreige
Screenplay
Marc Robitaille
Screenplay
Benoît Pilon
Screenplay
Normand Bergeron
Composer
Charbel Haber
Composer
Radwan Moumneh
Cinematographer
Josée Deshaies
Editor
Tina Baz
Production designer
Franckie Diago
Production designer
Mary Lynn Deachman
Production designer
Maia el Khoury
Costume designer
Lara Mae Khamis
Worldwide gross $15K · First release March 1, 2021 · Produced in Canada, France, Lebanon
Box office
Worldwide gross
$15,216
Production
micro_scope
Production
Abbout Productions
Production
Ginger Beirut Production
Production
Haut et Court
Production
Canada · France · Lebanon
Produced in
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
Arabic · English · French
Release dates
Germany · March 1, 2021
Digital · Berlin International Film Festival (Virtual)
France · January 19, 2022
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Australia
August 8, 2021 · Digital · Melbourne International Film Festival (Virtual)
Canada
September 26, 2021 · Premiere · Cinefest Sudbury
September 27, 2021 · Digital · Cinefest Sudbury
Czechia
August 21, 2021 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Denmark
December 3, 2021 · Theatrical
France
April 19, 2022 · Physical · DVD
Ireland
December 3, 2021 · Digital
United Kingdom
October 6, 2021 · Digital · London Film Festival
December 3, 2021 · Limited theatrical
January 21, 2022 · Digital
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