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Incendies

A new, must-see film by Canadian Denis Villeneuve
Lubna Azabal, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin and Maxim Gaudette
Directed by Denis Villeneuve

The thriller “Incendies,” a 2010 Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Film, is a Canadian production (directed by Dennis Villeneuve) spoken in French about events that took place, fictionally speaking, in Lebanon during its infamous civil war. The death of Canadian immigrant with a secret past, Nawal Marwan (Lubna Azabal), places the burden of discovery on her twin children. The daughter, Jeanne ... more >