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Incendies
Sign in to saveIncendies (; ) is a 2010 Canadian war tragedy film directed by Denis Villeneuve, who co-wrote the screenplay with Valérie Beaugrand-Champagne. Adapted from Wajdi Mouawad's play of the same name, Incendies stars Lubna Azabal, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Maxim Gaudette, and Rémy Girard.
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Incendies is a 2010 drama and mystery film directed by Denis Villeneuve, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Wajdi Mouawad. The movie is based on the play *Scorched* by Mouawad. The cast includes Lubna Azabal, Maxim Gaudette, Rémy Girard, and Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin. The film was produced in Canada and France, with filming and narrative locations in Montreal.
The original language of the film is French, Arabic, and English. It has a runtime of 131 minutes. The production companies involved are TS Productions, Phi Group, and micro_scope. The film was distributed by Lionsgate Canada and Netflix, with distribution formats including video on demand. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film.
The film addresses the Lebanese Civil War and includes themes such as family secrets, militias, and massacres. Its tagline is "The search began at the opening of their mother's will." The budget was 6,800,000. The film holds a rating of 8.3 on IMDb and a vote average of 8.102 on TMDb.
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8.1A 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
- Lubna Azabal as Nawal
- Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin as Jeanne Marwan
- Maxim Gaudette as Simon Marwan
- Rémy Girard as Notary Lebel
- Allen Altman as Notaire Maddad
- Abdelghafour Elaaziz as Abou Tarek
Themes
- middle east
- militia
- orphanage
- family secrets
- massacre
- twins
- will
- dark secret
- domineering
- search for truth
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Incendies
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- Incendies.jpg
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- Denis Villeneuve
- Film.music
- Grégoire Hetzel
- Film.cinematography
- André Turpin
- Film.editing
- Monique Dartonne
- Film.studio
- micro_scope
- Film.distributor
- Entertainment One
- Film.runtime
- 130 minutes
- Film.country
- Canada
- Film.language
- Arabic French
- Film.budget
- $6.5 million
- Film.gross
- $16 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- mystery film
- Country of origin
- France
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Scorched
- Main subject
- Lebanese Civil War
- Director
- Denis Villeneuve
- Screenwriter
- Wajdi Mouawad
- Composer
- Grégoire Hetzel
- Cinematographer
- André Turpin
- Narrative location
- Montreal
- Filming location
- Montreal
- Duration
- 133
- FilmAffinity ID
- 551964
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- micro-scope.ca/portfolio/incendies
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- publication date
- 2011-04-22
- title
- Incendies
- after a work by
- Wajdi Mouawad
- distributed by
- Netflix
- box office
- 6857096
- capital cost
- 6800000
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 8.3/10
- art director
- André-Line Beauparlant
- sound designer
- Sylvain Bellemare
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- Music
- Release
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- Box office
- Critical response
- Accolades
- See also
- References
- External links
Incendies (; ) is a 2010 Canadian war tragedy film directed by Denis Villeneuve, who co-wrote the screenplay with Valérie Beaugrand-Champagne. Adapted from Wajdi Mouawad's play of the same name, Incendies stars Lubna Azabal, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Maxim Gaudette, and Rémy Girard.
The story concerns Canadian twins who travel to their mother's native country in the Levant to uncover her hidden past amidst a bloody civil war. While the country is unnamed, the events in the film are heavily influenced by the Lebanese Civil War and particularly the story of the prisoner Souha Bechara. The film was shot mainly in Montreal, with fifteen days spent in Jordan.
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