Film

Incendies

2010 · 2h 11m · Drama · War · Mystery

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

IMDb

8.3

Rotten Tomatoes

91%

Metacritic

80

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.

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

• Denis VilleneuveDirector · Screenplay
• Valérie Beaugrand-ChampagneScreenplay
• Kim McCrawProducer
• Luc DéryProducer
• André TurpinDirector of Photography
• Grégoire HetzelOriginal Music Composer
• Monique DartonneEditor
• Constance DemontoyCasting
• Lara AtallaCasting
• Lucie RobitailleCasting

Official Trailer

Release date

September 17, 2010

Status

Released

Original language

French

Runtime

2h 11m

Rated

R

Budget

$6,800,000

Revenue

$6,788,659

Genres

Drama, War, Mystery

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