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Incendies (French: [ɛ̃sɑ̃di] ⓘ; "Fires") is a 2010 Canadian drama film directed by Denis Villeneuve, who co-wrote the screenplay with Valérie Beaugrand-Champagne. Adapted from Wajdi Mouawad's play of the same name, Incendies stars Lubna Azabal, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Maxim Gaudette, and Rémy Girard.
Two twins travel to the Middle East to fulfill their mother's last wishes and uncover a dark family secret. The film, based on a play by Wajdi Mouawad, is a powerful and gripping exploration of war, identity and forgiveness.
- (207K)
- Drama, Mystery, War
- Denis Villeneuve
- 2011-01-12
Nawal (Lubna Azabal), a dying Middle Eastern woman living in Montreal, leaves separate letters to her twin children to be read once she passes away. Jeanne (Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin) is to ...
- (128)
- Denis Villeneuve
- R
- Lubna Azabal
Apr 27, 2011 · A season of murder by fanatics broadened into years of retribution by bystanders who take up their guns. Villeneuve is especially chilling when he shows young adolescents with rifles, killing others their own age when neither shooter nor target is old enough to understand the gift of life.
A Canadian film based on a play about twins who travel to the Middle East to uncover their mother's secrets and her violent past. The film explores themes of war, hatred, love and identity through flashbacks and flash-forwards.
Incendies. BAFTA FILM AWARD® nominee. Twins Simon and Jeanne visit a notary to hear their mother’s will and are surprised to find that they have a brother and that their father is still alive.
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Feb 2, 2011 · An adaptation of Wajdi Mouawad's hit play, INCENDIES is a deeply moving story that brings the extremism and violence of today's world to a starkly personal level, delivering a powerful and poetic...
- 2 min
- 895.1K
- Sony Pictures Classics