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From My Window, Without a Home
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Wikipedia article
'From my Window, Without a Home' is a Quebec feature film produced, written and directed by Maryanne Zhil. The film tells the story of a Lebanese woman who leaves her country and family to settle in Montreal. It features Louise Portal, Rene Thomas, Leyla Hakim, Walid El Alayli, Hlne Mercier, Jean-Franois Blanchard, Mariloup Wolfe, Catherine Colvey and Sbastien Ricard.
Plot
At four years old, Dounias mother, Sana, emigrates to Canada, leaving her daughter behind in burning and bloody Beirut, Lebanon. Seventeen years later, after the death of her father, Dounia comes to Montreal to meet a mother she no longer remembers.
Once in Montreal, Dounia quickly realizes that her mother is a stranger to her. Sana avoids talking about the past, yet she is forced to confront it, little by little. Communication between the two women is awkward, and Dounia's stay is drawing to a close. It seems impossible for Sana to return to Beirut, yet circumstances provoke it. Returning to the homeland she once fled like the [plague, Sana has no choice but to face her past.
Cast
Release
The film premiered at the Rendez-vous Qubec Cinma on 26 February 2006.
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