Incendies

also known as “Mesa apo tis floges”

MPA Rating: R-Rating (MPA)

for some strong violence and language.

Moral Rating:	not reviewed
Moviemaking Quality:
Primary Audience:	Adults
Genre:	Drama
Length:	2 hr. 10 min.
Year of Release:	2010
USA Release:	September 4, 2010 (festival) April 22, 2011 (limited)

Relevant Issues

twins

Middle East

family relationships

death in the Bible

mother daughter relationship

mother son relationship

brother sister relationship

deep-rooted hatred

never-ending wars

enduring love

Why does God allow innocent people to suffer? Answer

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Does God feel our pain? Answer

ORIGIN OF BAD—How did bad things come about? Answer

Did God make the world the way it is now? What kind of world would you create? Answer

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Featuring	Lubna Azabal—Nawal Marwan Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin—Jeanne Marwan Maxim Gaudette—Simon Marwan Rémy Girard—Notary Jean Lebel Abdelghafour Elaaziz—Abou Tarek Allen Altman—Notary Maddad Mohamed Majd—Chamseddine See all » Nabil Sawalha—Fahim Baya Belal—Maika Bader Alami—Nicolas Bader Alami—Nicolas Karim Babin—Le garde du corps de Chamsseddine Anthony Ecclissi—Lifeguard Yousef Shweihat—Sharif
Director	Denis Villeneuve
Producer	TS Productions (Paris, France), micro_scope, Luc Déry—producer, Anthony Doncque—co-producer, See all » Phoebe Greenberg—associate producer, Penny Mancuso—associate producer, Kim McCraw—producer, Milena Poylo—co-producer, Gilles Sacuto—co-producer, Ziad Touma—associate producer, Stephen Traynor—line producer, Sylvie Trudelle—line producer
Distributor	Sony Pictures Classics, a division of Sony Pictures Entertainment

Here’s what the distributor says about their film: “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.”

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