Walid el alayli biography

2006 Canadian film

From my Window, Without a Home… (French: De ma fenêtre, sans maison...) is a Quebec feature film produced, written and directed by Maryanne Zéhil.^[1] The film tells the story of a Lebanese woman who leaves her country and family to settle in Montreal.

It features Louise Portal, Renée Thomas, Leyla Hakim, Walid El Alayli, Hélène Mercier, Jean-François Blanchard, Mariloup Wolfe, Catherine Colvey and Sébastien Ricard.^[2][3]

Plot

At four years old, Dounia’s mother, Sana, emigrates to Canada, leaving her daughter behind in burning and bloody Beirut, Lebanon.

Seventeen years later, after the death of her father, Dounia comes to Montreal to meet a mother she no longer remembers.

Walid el alayli biography in english

Once in Montreal, Dounia quickly realizes that her mother is a stranger to her. Sana avoids talking about the past, yet she is forced to confront it, little by little. Communication between the two women is awkward, and