Synopsis
دفاتر مايا
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 sent to her best friend from 1980’s Beirut. 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.
The 2020–2022 Other Asia Window
73 Other Asia films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Memory Box sits at position #34.
The 2020s Other Asia Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2020s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Memory Box premiered. 79 total titles in this decade from Other Asia.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #241 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (56th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.2 points above the Other Asia average of 6.6/10.
Among Other Asia Drama productions specifically: #184 of 356 (top 52%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Other Asia |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Canada, France, Lebanon, Qatar |
| Original Language | Arabic |
| Spoken Languages | French, Arabic, English |
| Production Companies | micro_scope, Abbout Productions, Ginger Beirut Production, Haut et Court |
| Runtime | 1h 40m |
| Release Date | December 3, 2021 |
| IMDb | tt7265490 |