Part political polemic, detective story and thriller, and nominated for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language film, Denis Villeneuve's (Arrival, Blade Runner 2049) Incendies tells the moving tale of one woman's troubled past.
Canadian twins Jeanne and Simon are left two envelopes in their mother's will asking them to find a brother and father they never knew they had. Journeying from Canada to Lebanon the twists and turns of their mother's mysterious past reveal an emotionally charged and gut wrenching truth that is deeply rooted in the country's tumultuous history.
★★★★★ "Astonishingly intense but impressively poised" - David Gritten, The Telegraph
15
103 minutes
2011
Award Winners, Drama
Canada
Arabic, French
English
Trinity Releasing