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Incendies

2010

Denis Villeneuve

Lubna Azabal, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Maxim Gaudette, Rémy Girard ...

7.7

24,801

Drama. Mystery. Thriller A mother's last wishes send twins Jeanne and Simon on a journey from Canada 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.

	Author	Review
United States	Joe Morgenstern The Wall Street Journal	"This is the film that should have won an Oscar in its foreign-language category this year"	POS
United States	Colin Covert Minneapolis Star Tribune	"If you think of Canadian films as the movie equivalent of cucumber sandwiches and chamomile tea, hold tight (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of four)"	POS
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	Incendies is a devastating mystery thriller (...) that grabs you hard and won't let go (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of four)"	POS
United States	Ty Burr Boston Globe	"A mystery, a melodrama, a prison film, and a love story, 'Incendies'' is foremost a scream of rage at a society destroyed by religion and by men"	POS
United States	A. O. Scott The New York Times	"Filled with striking images and the ghosts of lives lived in hardship and war, 'Incendies' is tough but impactful"	POS
United States	Steven Rea Philadelphia Inquirer	"Reverberates with the power and passion of Greek tragedy"	POS

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