The plot centers on three generations of women living in Montreal: Maia, her daughter Alex, and her mother Téta. Their lives are disrupted just before Christmas when a mysterious box arrives containing Maia’s diaries, tapes, and photos from 1980s Beirut. While Maia wants to keep the past buried, Alex secretly dives into the box, reimagining her mother’s life through the lens of modern digital media.
: The cast, particularly Rim Turki (contemporary Maia) and Paloma Vauthier (Alex), are noted for their natural and moving portrayals of a complex mother-daughter relationship. Critic Perspectives Memory Box (2021)
: Instead of focusing solely on the violence of the Lebanese Civil War, the film highlights the "vivacity" of youth—dancing to 80s electropop and falling in love amidst the chaos. The plot centers on three generations of women
