Incendies (2010)

Incendies rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb8.3/10· 243K votes

Rotten Tomatoes91%

Metacritic80%

TMDb8.104/10· 3K votes

With 91% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 8.3/10 on IMDb and 80/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.

About Incendies

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.

Cast of Incendies

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  Lubna Azabal

  as Nawal

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  Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin

  as Jeanne Marwan

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  Maxim Gaudette

  as Simon Marwan

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  Rémy Girard

  as Notary Lebel

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  Allen Altman

  as Notaire Maddad

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  Abdelghafour Elaaziz

  as Abou Tarek

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  Dominique Briand

  as Professor Niv Cohen

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  Frédéric Paquet

  as Doctor in the Emergency Room

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  Ahmad Massad

  as Bassem Marwan

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  John Dunn-Hill

  as Professor Said Haidar

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  Jackie Sawiris

  as Mother

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  Lara Atalla

  as Angry Woman

Incendies facts

Budget

$6.8M

Box office

$6.8M

Our take on Incendies

Denis Villeneuve's 2010 drama, adapted from Wajdi Mouawad's acclaimed play, follows twins Jeanne and Simon, whose mother's last wishes send them to the Middle East to trace their tangled origins. What begins as a search for a father and brother they never knew becomes a harrowing excavation of deep-rooted hatred, sectarian war, and secrets that reshape everything they believed about their family. Villeneuve tells it with austere control, cutting between past and present toward a revelation of devastating force. This is demanding, emotionally punishing cinema about the inheritance of violence—best for viewers ready for a serious, haunting mystery that rewards patience and lingers long afterward.