Incendies
2010 · Movie · R · 131 min · ★ 8.1 · 86% critics
After a mother's final wishes, adult twins set out to uncover hidden family roots in the Middle East. Their search becomes a painful journey through buried history, deep hatred, war, and enduring love.
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Details
- Years
- 2010
- Release date
- 2010-09-17
- Language
- French
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 131 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 86/100
- TMDB rating
- 8.1/10 (3,288 votes)
- Box office
- $16,025,025
- Budget
- $6,800,000
About
You may like this if you want a devastating, patient mystery with the emotional weight of Arrival or The Secret in Their Eyes; Not for you if bleak war stories feel too draining.
Pros: gut-wrenching mystery; powerful performances; haunting atmosphere | Cons: slow stretches; very bleak mood; emotionally heavy story
Themes
- middle east
- militia
- orphanage
- family secrets
- massacre
- twins
- will
- dark secret
- domineering
- search for truth
- lebanese civil war
- dark history
- +5 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award — Best Motion Picture · 2011
- Québec Cinéma Award — Best Film · 2010
- Toronto International Film Festival Award — Best Canadian Film · 2010
- Academy Award — Best International Feature Film · 2011 · nominated
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2011 · nominated
Cast & crew
Lubna Azabal
as Nawal
Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin
as Jeanne Marwan
Maxim Gaudette
as Simon Marwan
Rémy Girard
as Notary Lebel
Allen Altman
as Notaire Maddad
Abdelghafour Elaaziz
as Abou Tarek
Dominique Briand
as Professor Niv Cohen
- FP
Frédéric Paquet
as Doctor in the Emergency Room
- AM
Ahmad Massad
as Bassem Marwan
John Dunn-Hill
as Professor Said Haidar
Directed by Denis Villeneuve