The Valley of Tears (2012)
La Vallée des larmes
Marie, a Canadian editor specialized in testimonies of Genocide survivors, starts to receive anonymous large envelopes with the narrative of Ali, a young Palestinian who grew up in a refugee camp in Lebanon. Intrigued, Marie investigates the origin of these envelopes and finds out who is the anonymous writer. This is how she establishes a connection with Joseph, a Lebanese worker hired to paint the offices. A strange relation develops between these two persons who come from very different worlds. But after a while, Joseph abruptly disappears and Marie, overwhelmed by the mission fallen on her, starts a journey into the past, through a small village in Lebanon, in the heart of a bloodthirsty culture were lies the key of all the enigmas.
- Date of release
- 2012-08-30
- TMDB
- 5.7 / 10 (3)
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Maryanne Zéhil
Casting
- Nathalie Coupal — Marie
- Joseph Antaki — Joseph
- Wafa Tarabey — Oum Omar
- Leyla Hakim — Soeur Gabrielle
- Janine Sutto — Simone
- Sophie Cadieux — Isabelle
- Walid El-Alayli — Issa
- Ziad Karam — Ali
- Yara Fares — The Girl
Interesting facts
The Valley of Tears is a Quebec film produced, written, and directed by Maryanne Zéhil, starring Nathalie Coupal, Joseph Antaki, Nathalie Mallette, Sophie Cadieux, Henri Chassé, Wafa Tarabey, Layla Hakim, and Janine Sutto. It is Zehil's second full-length feature film.
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