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Incendies

Incendies

The search began at the opening of their mother's will.

Genres

DramaWarMystery

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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.

Others

Budget

$6800000

Revenue

$6788659

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

131 mins

Rating

8.1/10

Release Date

17 September 2010

Country

Canada

Cast

Lubna Azabal

Lubna Azabal

Nawal

Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin

Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin

Jeanne Marwan

Maxim Gaudette

Maxim Gaudette

Simon Marwan

Rémy Girard

Rémy Girard

Notary Lebel

Allen Altman

Allen Altman

Notaire Maddad

Abdelghafour Elaaziz

Abdelghafour Elaaziz

Abou Tarek

Dominique Briand

Dominique Briand

Professor Niv Cohen

Frédéric Paquet

Frédéric Paquet

Doctor in the Emergency Room

Ahmad Massad

Ahmad Massad

Bassem Marwan

John Dunn-Hill

John Dunn-Hill

Professor Said Haidar

Jackie Sawiris

Jackie Sawiris

Mother

Lara Atalla

Lara Atalla

Angry Woman

Baya Belal

Baya Belal

Maika

Yousef Shweihat

Yousef Shweihat

Deressa's Guide

Karim Babin

Karim Babin

Man from Chamseddine #1

Mohamed Majd

Mohamed Majd

Man from Chamseddine #2

Mustafa Kamel

Mustafa Kamel

Militia Barber / Christian Militia Officer

Hussein Sami

Hussein Sami

Young Nihad

Hamed Najem

Hamed Najem

Wahab

Bader Alami

Bader Alami

Nicolas Marwan

Majida Hussein

Majida Hussein

Nawal's Grandmother

Asriah Nijres

Asriah Nijres

Midwife

Nadia Essadiqi

Nadia Essadiqi

University Secretary

Baraka Rahmani

Baraka Rahmani

Samia

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