Incendies (2010)
2 letters. One for the brother. One for the father.
2010-09-17 · Drama, Mystery, War · 131 min
Directed by Denis Villeneuve
Overview
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.
Cast
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Lubna Azabal
Nawal
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Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin
Jeanne Marwan
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Maxim Gaudette
Simon Marwan
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Rémy Girard
Notary Lebel
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Allen Altman
Notaire Maddad
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Abdelghafour Elaaziz
Abou Tarek
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Dominique Briand
Professor Niv Cohen
- Frédéric Paquet Doctor in the Emergency Room
- Ahmad Massad Bassem Marwan
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John Dunn-Hill
Professor Said Haidar
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Jackie Sawiris
Mother
- Lara Atalla Angry Woman
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Baya Belal
Maika
- Yousef Shweihat Deressa's Guide
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Karim Babin
Man from Chamseddine #1
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Mohamed Majd
Man from Chamseddine #2
- Mustafa Kamel Militia Barber / Christian Militia Officer
- Hussein Sami Young Nihad
- Hamed Najem Wahab
- Bader Alami Nicolas Marwan
Crew
- Director
- Denis Villeneuve
- Director of Photography
- André Turpin
- Editor
- Monique Dartonne
- Original Music Composer
- Grégoire Hetzel
- Producer
- Kim McCraw
- Producer
- Luc Déry
- Screenplay
- Denis Villeneuve
- Screenplay
- Valérie Beaugrand-Champagne
Details
- Budget
- $6,800,000
- Revenue
- $6,788,659
- Homepage
- http://www.sonyclassics.com/incendies/
- IMDb
- tt1255953
- TMDB
- 46738
Keywords
Videos
- Official Trailer Trailer
Reviews
TkA · ★ 4 · 2026-07-30
**The rating on this movie is too high.. even 4 is probably too high.** Firstly, this is a very boring movie, long, drawn out, and rather confusing with its time jumps. Secondly, what the kids do is completely pointless because the mother already knew the letters could be delivered right in their home town instead of half the world away. Thirdly, the story is a completely ridiculous and unlikely tragedy. A woman's lover is killed, but she still gives birth to his child. The child is taken away, and she spends years trying to find him, but gets put in jail. It just so happens she gets raped jail, and of all the ones who raped her it's her son who gets her pregnant with twins. She escapes to Canada with her twins, and then before she dies she sees her eldest son once again at her local pool. But she sends her twins on a twisted journey to give a letter to "their brother" and "their father". Lastly we're supposed to believe that a middle eastern woman raped by her middle eastern son is supposed to give birth to European children. Honestly regret watching this movie. Should have listened to the bad reviews.
griggs79 · ★ 8 · 2025-06-23
_Incendies_ crawls under your skin and stays there. Villeneuve sets the mood with silence, shadow, and slow-burn tension, building a mystery with the weight of a Greek tragedy. Some parts drag, but they add gravity to the gut-punch revelations. It’s emotionally manipulative in the best way—bleak, bold, and beautifully done.
Andres Gomez · ★ 10 · 2014-11-18
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.
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