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When notary Lebel sits down with Jeanne and Simon Marwan to read them their mother’s will, Nawal, the twins are stunned to receive a pair of envelopes – one for the father they thought was dead and another for a brother they didn’t know existed. With Lebel’s help, the twins piece together the story of the woman who brought them into the world, discovering a tragic fate forever marked by war and hatred as well as the courage of an exceptional woman.
Festivals and Awards
Venice Days, Italy, September 2010
*Winner: Best Film of Venice Days
Toronto International Film Festival, Canada, September 2010
*Winner: Best Canadian Film
Atlantic Film Festival, Canada, September 2010
*Winner: Best Canadian Feature
Sudbury Film Festival, Canada, September 2010
Calgary International Film Festival, Canada, September 2010
*Winner: Best Canadian Feature Award
Vancouver International Film Festival, Canada, September 2010
*Winner: Best Canadian Feature Film
Telluride Film Festival, USA, September 2010
Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur, Belgium, October 2010
*Winner: Best Film, Audience Prize
Pusan International Film Festival, South Korea, October 2010
Warsaw International Film Festival, Poland, October 2010
*Winner: Grand Jury Prize
Abu Dhabi International Film Festival, UAE, October 2010
*Winner: Best Actress
Valladolid International Film Festival, Spain, October 2010
*Winner: Best Script, Audience Award, Young Jury Award
Doha Tribeca Film Festival, Qatar, October 2010
Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival, Taiwan, November 2010
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, Estonia, November 2010
*Winner: North American Independents Competition
Jakarta International Film Festival, Indonesia, November 2010
Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Greece, December 2010
Belgrade International Film Festival, Serbia, February 2011
Rotterdam International Film Festival, Netherlands, January 2011
*Winner: Audience Award
Vilnius International Film Festival, Lithuania, March 2011
*Winner: Audience Award
Sofia International Film Festival, Bulgaria, March 2011
Bratislava Francophone International Film Festival, Slovakia, April 2011
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival – Rooftop Cinema, Estonia, May 2011
Shanghai International Film Festival, China, June 2011
Artfilm Festival, Slovakia, June 2011
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Czech Republic, July 2011
Festival international du film pour la Paix, Italie – July 2011
*Winner: Audience Award
Durban International Film Festival, South Africa, July 2011
Festival Les Rendez-vous de l’Histoire, Blois, France – October 2011
*Winner: Best Film
Manaki Bros. Int’l Cinematographer’s Film Festival, Macedonia, October 2011
International Film Festival “2-in-1,” Russia, October 2011
French Cultural Networks, Morocco, November 2011
Cuenca Film Festival, Ecuador, November 2011
La Havana Film Festival, Cuba, December 2011
1st Freedom Film Festival, Latvia, May 2012
Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival, September 2012
Academy Awards 2011, USA
*Nominated – Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
BAFTA 2012, UK
*Nominated – Best film not in the English Language
Cesar Award 2012, France
*Nominated – Best Foreign Film