Film · 2010
Incendies
Directed by Denis Villeneuve
2h 11mCanada, FranceFrench
2 letters. One for the brother. One for the father.
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.
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Cast & crew
- Lubna AzabalNawal
- Mélissa Désormeaux-PoulinJeanne Marwan
- Maxim GaudetteSimon Marwan
- Rémy GirardNotary Lebel
- Allen AltmanNotaire Maddad
- Abdelghafour ElaazizAbou Tarek
- Dominique BriandProfessor Niv Cohen
- Frédéric PaquetDoctor in the Emergency Room
- Ahmad MassadBassem Marwan
- John Dunn-HillProfessor Said Haidar
- Jackie SawirisMother
- Lara AtallaAngry Woman
- Baya BelalMaika
- Yousef ShweihatDeressa's Guide
- Karim BabinMan from Chamseddine #1
- Mohamed MajdMan from Chamseddine #2
- Mustafa KamelMilitia Barber / Christian Militia Officer
- Hussein SamiYoung Nihad
- Hamed NajemWahab
- Bader AlamiNicolas Marwan
- Directed by
- Denis Villeneuve
- Written by
- Valérie Beaugrand-Champagne & Denis Villeneuve
- Music
- Grégoire Hetzel
- Produced by
- Kim McCraw & Luc Déry
- Cinematography
- André Turpin
- Editing
- Monique Dartonne