The Valley of Tears (2012)

5.7/10 95 min Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

Nathalie Coupal

Marie

Joseph Antaki

Joseph

Leyla Hakim

Soeur Gabrielle

Janine Sutto

Simone

Sophie Cadieux

Isabelle

Walid El-Alayli

Issa

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