(adult – Lubna Azabal) → Mother; mute for large portions; revolutionary turned haunted survivor.
Themes
If you enjoy powerful dramas with complex characters and storylines, "Incendies" is a must-watch. Fans of movies like "The Namesake" and "The Piano" may also appreciate the film's themes and cinematography. Incendies -2010-2010
The film opens in a sterile, anonymous notary’s office in Quebec, Canada. Nawal Marwan (Lubna Azabal), a first-generation immigrant, has just died. Her adult twins, Jeanne (Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin) and Simon (Maxim Gaudette), are summoned to hear their mother’s last will and testament. The notary, Lebel (Rémy Girard), reads a bizarre and cruel stipulation: To bury their mother properly and find peace, the twins must travel to the Middle East—specifically to the unnamed country that mirrors Lebanon—to deliver two letters. (adult – Lubna Azabal) → Mother; mute for
If they refuse, Nawal’s secret will die with her. Jeanne, a methodical mathematician, accepts the quest. Simon, a volatile and angry young man, initially refuses. What follows is a dual narrative, interweaving Jeanne and Simon’s present-day investigation with flashbacks of Nawal’s past—a past that stretches from a peaceful Christian village in the mountains to the horrors of a militia-controlled prison and the anarchy of a bus massacre. The film opens in a sterile, anonymous notary’s