Incendies | Canadian Cinema Film Talk Series

Join Fred Fuchs and Jeffrey Bender to discuss Denis Villeneuve ‘s INCENDIES (2010)

Director: Denis Villeneuve
Starring: Lubna Azabal, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Maxim Gaudette, & Rémy Girard

Genie Awards: Eight including Best Motion Picture
Academy Award nomination: Best Foreign Language Film
BAFTA nomination: Best Film not in the English language
Toronto International Film Festival: Winner for Best Canadian Feature Film.

When notary Lebel sits down with Jeanne and Simon Marwan to read them their mother’s will, Nawal, the twins are stunned to receive a pair of envelopes – one for the father they thought was dead and another for a brother they didn’t know existed.

With Lebel’s help, the twins piece together the story of the woman who brought them into the world, discovering a tragic fate forever marked by war and hatred as well as the courage of an exceptional woman.

In Arabic and French with English subtitles