Incendies

2009 Drama

Director Denis Villeneuve adapts Wajdi Mouawad's play concerning a pair of twins who make a life-altering discovery following the death of their mother. Upon learning that their absentee father is still very much alive and they also have a brother they have never met, the pair travels to the Middle East on a mission to uncover the truth about their mystery-shrouded past.

Director: Denis Villeneuve

Starring: Lubna Azabal, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Maxime Gaudette, Rémy Girard, Abdelghafour Elaaziz

 30 Reviews  22 Awards

Reviews

  • Denis Villeneuve's screen adaptation of a play by the Lebanese-Canadian playwright Wajdi Mouawad tells a story-masterfully-of courage, cruelty, family mysteries and a chain of anger that can only be broken by love.

    Joe Morgenstern - The Wall Street Journal

    19 January 2013

  • It knocks you off your feet and leaves you shaken.

    Michael O'Sullivan - The Washington Post

    19 January 2013

  • The movie is a bumpy road of twists that leads to a revelation that has the shock and force of Greek tragedy.

    Owen Gleiberman - Entertainment Weekly

    19 January 2013

  • A devastating mystery thriller from Quebec filmmaker Denis Villeneuve that grabs you hard and won't let go.

    Peter Travers - Rolling Stone

    19 January 2013

  • Most people do not choose their religions but have them forced upon themselves by birth, and the lesson of Incendies is that an accident of birth is not a reason for hatred.

    Roger Ebert - The Chicago Sun-Times

    19 January 2013

Awards

  • Best Foreign Language Film of the Year

    Academy Awards (2011)

     

  • Best Canadian Feature

    Atlantic Film Festival (2010)

  • Best Film Not in the English Language

    BAFTA Awards (2012)

     

  • Best Foreign Language Film

    Boston Society of Film Critics Awards (2011)

  • Best Foreign Film

    Chicago Film Critics Association Awards (2011)

     

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