Incendies (2010)

Name: Incendies
Released: 2010
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Lubna Azabal, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Maxim Gaudette, Rémy Girard, Allen Altman

• Movies, Drama, Mystery, War

• 131 min

8.1

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

Directed by: Denis Villeneuve
Casting: Lubna Azabal, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Maxim Gaudette, Rémy Girard, Allen Altman, Abdelghafour Elaaziz, Dominique Briand, Frédéric Paquet, Ahmad Massad, John Dunn-Hill, Jackie Sawiris, Lara Atalla, Baya Belal, Yousef Shweihat, Karim Babin, Mohamed Majd, Mustafa Kamel, Hussein Sami, Hamed Najem, Bader Alami, Majida Hussein, Asriah Nijres, Nadia Essadiqi, Baraka Rahmani
Countries: Canada, France
Premiere: 2010-09-17
Status: Released

Tags: 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.