2010 Directed by Denis Villeneuve
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.
Lubna Azabal Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin Maxim Gaudette Rémy Girard Allen Altman Abdelghafour Elaaziz Dominique Briand Frédéric Paquet Ahmad Massad John Dunn-Hill Jackie Sawiris Lara Atalla Baya Belal Yousef Shweihat Karim Babin Mohamed Majd Mustafa Kamel Hussein Sami Hamed Najem Bader Alami Majida Hussein Asriah Nijres Nadia Essadiqi
TS Productions Phi Group micro_scope Entertainment One Téléfilm Canada Super Écran CNC The Movie Network Société Radio-Canada Astral Media
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why is radiohead’s “you and whose army” in this movie twice. why is “like spinning plates” also in this movie. why are those the only songs on the soundtrack. why did villeneuve make a perfect film and then hire me in my freshman year of college as the music supervisor. and what on earth did i do with that money...
Contains what I think is the single most terrifying gasp ever and it’s arguably scarier than most horror movies I’ve seen combined.
me starting the movie: haha hell yeah 😍 incoming denis villeneuve banger! 🥳 radiohead? 👀 hell fucking yeah 👌🏻😤 about to be a serve 👁👄👁 can’t wait for the cute sibling reunion 😩
me finishing the movie: fuck you denis villeneuve
Powerful, haunting, brutal, unflinching & emotionally devastating, Incendies works like that slow poison whose real potency is realised only after it's too late and the irrevocable damage to your psyche has already been done. Absolutely unforgettable once you've seen it, it is not only the best film that Denis Villeneuve has made to date but also ranks amongst the finest to come out from the Canadian film industry.
Opening with Radiohead's single "You and Whose Army?", the story unfolds in two different timelines which later converge into one to deliver a huge jolt of shock. One storyline follows twins Jeanne & Simon who journey to the Middle-East in order to fulfil their mother's final wish which is stated in her will, while…
This is one of those movies that forces you to sit in silence for an hour after watching it.
You did it Denis!!! You did it!!!
You fucked me up so badly with that fucking plot twist. FUCK!!!
