From My Window, Without a Home…

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From My Window, Without a Home...
French De ma fenêtre, sans maison...
Directed by Maryanne Zéhil
Written byMaryanne Zéhil
Produced byMaryanne Zéhil
Starring
Cinematography Nathalie Moliavko-Visotzky
Edited by Hélène Girard
Music by Jean Derome
Production
company
Mia Productions
Distributed byK-Films Amérique
Release date
  • February 26, 2006 (2006-02-26)(Canada)
Running time
88 minutes
Country Canada
Languages French
Lebanese

From my Window, Without a Home… (French : De ma fenêtre, sans maison...) is a Quebec feature film produced, written and directed by Maryanne Zéhil. [1] The film tells the story of a Lebanese woman who leaves her country and family to settle in Montreal. It features Louise Portal, Renée Thomas, Leyla Hakim, Walid El Alayli, Hélène Mercier, Jean-François Blanchard, Mariloup Wolfe, Catherine Colvey and Sébastien Ricard. [2] [3]

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Plot

At four years old, Dounia’s 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. [4] [5] [6]

Cast

Release

The film premiered at the Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma on 26 February 2006. [7]

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