Feature2010·131m·8.1

Incendies

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

DramaWarMystery

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.

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Cast

Lubna Azabal

Nawal

Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin

Jeanne Marwan

Maxim Gaudette

Simon Marwan

Rémy Girard

Notary Lebel

Allen Altman

Notaire Maddad

Abdelghafour Elaaziz

Abou Tarek

Dominique Briand

Professor Niv Cohen

Frédéric Paquet

Doctor in the Emergency Room

Ahmad Massad

Bassem Marwan

John Dunn-Hill

Professor Said Haidar

Jackie Sawiris

Mother

Lara Atalla

Angry Woman

Baya Belal

Maika

Yousef Shweihat

Deressa's Guide

Karim Babin

Man from Chamseddine #1

Mohamed Majd

Man from Chamseddine #2

Mustafa Kamel

Militia Barber / Christian Militia Officer

Hussein Sami

Young Nihad

Hamed Najem

Wahab

Bader Alami

Nicolas Marwan

Details

Status
Released
Original language
French
Languages
French, English
Budget
$6.8M
Revenue
$6.8M
Age rating
Quality
4K UHD · HDR10 · Dolby Vision
Production
TS ProductionsPhi Groupmicro_scope

Crew

Director

Denis Villeneuve

Writers

Wajdi Mouawad, Denis Villeneuve, Valérie Beaugrand-Champagne

Grégoire Hetzel

Original Music Composer

André Turpin

Director of Photography

Monique Dartonne

Editor

André-Line Beauparlant

Production Design

Sophie Lefebvre

Costume Design

Gallery

Reviews

Andres Gomez

11/18/2014

10.0

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.

griggs79

6/23/2025

8.0

_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.

TkA

7/30/2026

4.0

**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.