Incendies (2010)

Canada, France

Drama, War, Mystery

TS Productions, Phi Group, micro_scope

Lubna Azabal, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Maxim Gaudette, Rémy Girard, Allen Altman, Abdelghafour Elaaziz

Denis Villeneuve

Denis Villeneuve, Valérie Beaugrand-Champagne

Taglines: The search began at the opening of their mother's will.

prison, rape, middle east, muslim, militia, orphanage, son, interpreter, swimming pool, massacre, checkpoint, political assassination, twins, will

A mother's last wishes send twins Jeanne and Simon on a journey to Middle East in search of their tangled roots. Adapted from Wajdi Mouawad's acclaimed play, Incendies tells the powerful and moving tale of two young adults' voyage to the core of deep-rooted hatred, never-ending wars and enduring love.

Reviews:

Author: tanty
Great movie for a great and tough story. Good photography and cut, the story is well developed and the performances are superb. Also, it doesn't fail on being over dramatic. Just the perfect balance. A must to be seen.