Incendies

Sep 17, 2010

2h 11m

★ 8.1

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

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.

Genres

Drama

War

Mystery

Production Companies

TS Productions

Phi Group

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Incendies Trailers

Cast

Nawal

Lubna Azabal

Jeanne Marwan

Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin

Simon Marwan

Maxim Gaudette

Notary Lebel

Rémy Girard

Notaire Maddad

Allen Altman

Abou Tarek

Abdelghafour Elaaziz

Professor Niv Cohen

Dominique Briand

Doctor in the Emergency Room

Frédéric Paquet

Bassem Marwan

Ahmad Massad

Professor Said Haidar

John Dunn-Hill

Mother

Jackie Sawiris

Angry Woman

Lara Atalla

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