From My Window, Without a Home... (2006)
"De ma fenêtre, sans maison..." (original title)

After abandoning her four-year-old daughter in Lebanon to pursue a better life in Quebec, Sana cuts every link to her Lebanese ties and never looks back. That is until her daughter, now 21,... See full summary »

Director:

Maryanne Zéhil

Writer:

Maryanne Zéhil

Stars:

Louise Portal, Renée Thomas, Walid Al Alayli

Cast

Credited cast:
Louise Portal	...	Sana
Renée Thomas	...	Dounia
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Walid Al Alayli	...	Akram
Jean-François Blanchard	...	Denis
Catherine Colvey	...	Barbara
Elias Elias	...	Paysan
Leyla Hakim	...	Teta
Helene Mercier	...	Hoda
Sébastien Ricard	...	Pierre
Mariloup Wolfe	...	Sylvie

Storyline

After abandoning her four-year-old daughter in Lebanon to pursue a better life in Quebec, Sana cuts every link to her Lebanese ties and never looks back. That is until her daughter, now 21, shows up in Montreal for a visit. This film explores what it means to be free for a woman.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Canada Lebanon

Language:

French Arabic

Release Date:

26 February 2006 (Canada)

Also Known As:

From My Window, Without a Home...

Filming Locations:

Beyrouth, Lebanon

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mia Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min 88 min (original)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (35 mm prints)

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Bravo *****

With a very low budget,the young director Maryanne Zehil, from Lebanese origin surely, presents her first feature. An ambiguous title who describes 3 women, 3 generations of different cultures, with many visits between Quebec and Lebanon, mother-daughter confrontations. This is the portrait of 2 cultures that meet, embrace, abandon each other with confrontation and meet again. When we are marked by a mother who abandoned us, we should liberate the tears of the past before being able to function again with serenity in the present and hope to love in the future. When I left the Parisien, I went searching for a specialized boutique to buy some Lebanese coffee.