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Incendies

Incendies

K16

Genre

Drama, War, Mystery

Director

Denis Villeneuve

Run time

2h 11min

Cast

Lubna Azabal, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Maxim Gaudette, Remy Girard

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.

Genre

Drama, War, Mystery

Director

Denis Villeneuve

Run time

2h 11min

Cast

Lubna Azabal, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Maxim Gaudette, Remy Girard

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.

Info

Rating

Under 16 Not Allowed

Production year

2010

Global distributor

Sony Pictures Classics

Local distributor

Tallinnfilm OÜ

In cinema

10/23/2025