1. Incendies | Denis Villeneuve Wiki - Fandom
The story concerns Canadian twins who travel to their mother's native country in the Middle East to uncover her hidden past amidst a bloody civil war.
Incendies is a 2010 Canadian drama film directed by Denis Villeneuve, who co-wrote the screenplay with Valérie Beaugrand-Champagne. Adapted from Wajdi Mouawad's play of the same name, Incendies stars Lubna Azabal, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Maxim Gaudette, and Rémy Girard. The story concerns Canadian twins who travel to their mother's native country in the Middle East to uncover her hidden past amidst a bloody civil war. While the country is unnamed, the events in the film are heavily influenced

2. Letter to an unknown ancestor movie review (2011) - Roger Ebert
27 apr 2011 · After the death of their mother, twins in Montreal are called to the office of her employer. She had gone to work for him some 20 years ago after escaping ...
After the death of their mother, twins in Montreal are called to the office of her employer. She had gone to work for him some 20 years ago after escaping

3. “Incendies” Film Review: Time Travel Through a Mysterious Past to Heal ...
25 okt 2023 · Incendies is a raw film that explores myriad sensitive issues centering on a brutal conflict. The film best suits an audience older than 17.
“Childhood is a knife stuck in your throat.” The notary read aloud Nawal Marwan’s last words encapsulated in her will as her children sat opposite him. He attentively read the rest of the document, muddled in ambiguities and obscurities, disclosing Nawal's final requests for her children—to deliver two letters. She labeled the first envelope to

4. Incendies | Rotten Tomatoes
Nawal (Lubna Azabal), a dying Middle Eastern woman living in Montreal, leaves separate letters to her twin children to be read once she passes away.
Nawal (Lubna Azabal), a dying Middle Eastern woman living in Montreal, leaves separate letters to her twin children to be read once she passes away. Jeanne (Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin) is to deliver hers to the father the twins never knew, and Simon (Maxim Gaudette) is to give his to the brother they never knew they had. The siblings travel to the Middle East separately, where they each experience acts of brutality, uncover a startling family history, and have revelations about themselves.

5. "Incendies" Analysis and Review: Denis Villeneuve's Deeply ...
The film is both violent and emotional. It deals with very serious issues like civil war, communalism, murder, rape, hatred, honor killing, separation, militia ...
Denis Villeneuve's Incendies is an utterly serious and strong film. Even though it is a Canadian film, the story is mostly set in an unnamed country,

6. Incendies directed by Denis Villeneuve - Montreal Serai
The story at the core of Incendies is based on the life of Soha Bechara, a very well known figure in Lebanon. Bechara, a resistance fighter, stabbed the ...
[This piece originally appeared in Five Dials Number 15 and is reproduced with their kind permission.] In Sophocles’ tragedy, the incestuous Oedipus only gains wisdom after experiencing darkness by piercing his own eyes. For the Greek playwright, wisdom, redemption and tragedy can never be fully
7. 10 years on, Denis Villeneuve's Incendies still haunts me
9 sep 2020 · Based on a play by Lebanese-Canadian playwright Wajdi Mouawad, Incendies follows a pair of Canadian twins, Jeanne and Simon (Mélissa Désormeaux- ...
This searing drama forced me to confront the uncomfortable reality of my relatively privileged upbringing in the Middle East.

8. Incendies | Roland's Review of French Movies - St. Edwards University
The story follows the children of Nawal Marwan as they travel through a war-ridden Middle East to find both their brother and their Father. This movie is very ...
Director: Denis Villeneuve Writers: Valerie Beaugrand-Champagne, Wajdi Mouawad & Denis Villeneuve Stars: Lubna Azabal (Nawal Marwan), Maxi...
9. Incendies (2010) summary & plot - Spoiler Town
23 sep 2024 · Jeanne travels to the Middle East to trace her mother's history. She discovers that Nawal was involved in the country's civil war and that she ...
After their mother's death, Jeanne and Simon discover hidden family secrets that reshape their understanding of their past.

10. Incendies (Film) - TV Tropes
No Communities Were Harmed: The story is set in an unnamed Middle Eastern country in a state of war between Christian and Muslim Arabs. It's heavily based on ...
Incendies is a 2010 Canadian mystery-drama film written and directed by Denis Villeneuve. Adapted from Wajdi Mouawad's play of the same name, Incendies stars Lubna Azabal, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Maxim Gaudette and R& …

11. Incendies Reviews - Metacritic
A mystery, a melodrama, a prison film, and a love story, Incendies is foremost a scream of rage at a society destroyed by religion and by men.
When notary Lebel sits down with Jeanne and Simon Marwan to read them their mother Nawal’s will, the twins are stunned to receive a pair of envelopes – one for the father they thought was dead and another for a brother they didn’t know existed. In this enigmatic inheritance, Jeanne sees the key to Nawal’s retreat into unexplained silence during the final weeks of her life. With Lebel’s help, the twins piece together the story of the woman who brought them into the world, discovering a tragic fate as well as the courage of an exceptional woman. (Sony Pictures Classics)

12. Incendies (2010) Synopsis - Cinema.com
Incendies (2010) A mother's last wishes send twins Jeanne and Simon on a journey to Middle East in search of their tangled roots.
Incendies (2010) 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.
13. A Heartbreaking Work Of Staggering Horror - NPR
22 apr 2011 · Incendies is a French-Canadian film that was nominated for a 2010 Academy Award. The title translates as "scorched," and the movie tells the ...
Incendies is a French-Canadian film that was nominated for a 2010 Academy Award. The title translates as "scorched," and the movie tells the brutal story of a woman who lived through her country's civil war. Critic David Edelstein says it's an extraordinary piece of storytelling.

14. Summary of 'Incendies' by Wajdi Mouawad: A Detailed Synopsis
What is Incendies about? This powerful play explores the lives of twins Jeanne and Simon Marwan after the death of their mother, Nawal. In her will, she reveals ...
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15. View of Staging Memory in Wajdi Mouawad's Incendies
A retelling of the Greek myth, Incendies presents a modern tragedy of Oedipus and Jocasta's children—Jeanne and her twin brother Simon4 —forced to discover the ...