Childhood is a knife stuck in your throat. It cannot be easily removed.

Rating: Null/10 (16 October 2011)

Trying to understand the Mideast is difficult at best, and something that requires a lot of study with an open mind. This film is an excellent step in seeing one piece of the puzzle.
Though not specifically mentioned, it is set in Lebanon in the present, and through flashback to the Civil War (1975-1990). The Christian population suffered the loss of all their leaders.
The mother in this film, Nawal Marwan (Lubna Azabal), has a relationship outside the clan, has a son, and becomes part of the rebel movement. She is imprisoned, raped repeatedly, and has two children. She is ostracized by her family, and eventually ends up in Canada with her children.
After her death, her daughter, Jeanne (Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin), travels back to find her brother and father. The journey, the stories, are more and more incredible as the story goes on. There was one point where I thought the unbelievable would happen - and it did!
A story that can only happen in war. Absolutely incredible.