Overview
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.
This was another film that appeared on several ‘best-you’ve-never-seen’ lists and it did not disappoint. The movie opens with a brother and sisters learning the will of their recently deceased mother. The will stipulates that each of them must go on a journey of a semi-disclosed nature. With that premise the movie goes off into a film that is at times difficult to watch as the children (mostly the daughter) trace their mother’s unknown past. The ending is extremely unique and I didn’t see it coming. The film does an amazing job showing how we need to resist hate.
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Movie title: Incendies
Movie description: 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.
Date published: 2019-09-21
Director(s): Denis Villeneuve
Actor(s): 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
Genre: Drama, War, Mystery
My Review
This was another film that appeared on several ‘best-you’ve-never-seen’ lists and it did not disappoint. The movie opens with a brother and sisters learning the will of their recently deceased mother. The will stipulates that each of them must go on a journey of a semi-disclosed nature. With that premise the movie goes off into a film that is at times difficult to watch as the children (mostly the daughter) trace their mother’s unknown past. The ending is extremely unique and I didn’t see it coming. The film does an amazing job showing how we need to resist hate.
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My Review - 9.25/10
9.25/10