Unforgettable movie, perfect about every level. genius script , the actors are perfect , direction and cinematography are amazing amazing amazing, something never before never again . Thanks for everyone participates in this movie, 2 hours and 10 minuets of unstoppable beauty. I liked the location very much . I extremely recommend it

Excellent storytelling and early feature film by Denis Villeneuve , renown for reinvigorating the mystery/thriller genre (Enemy, Prisoners, Arrival) .. Incendies was an early first before his bigger hollywood budgets ---------------------------- Story follows two directions, one past one present, of two twins tracking their mother's footsteps to uncover the mysteries of her past. The twins of a dying mother are given two tasks to fulfill before they bury her in a "tradition grave": to find their father and brother. They believe their father has died in the religious wars waging during their mother's time, but the notary suggest they to search deeper. The son holds resentment in his heart, but the daughter wants to complete her mother's wish and learn about her family history. This leads her on an adventure through the middle east as she tracks various stomping grounds of her mother (including childhood village, university, prison) hoping to find the whereabouts of her father and brother. The secrets to their identities are shocking disturbing.Meanwhile the story transitions into the past of their mother's life: her love for a muslim refugee, the politics of religious warfare in the area, the search and discovery of her adopted son, and all the various people who's heart she touched during her lifetime. Early masterpiece from the legend Denis Villeneuve, bravo

MAJOR SPOILER The movie was solid, not very memorable until the end. A plot twist at the end made me laugh so much that I found it fascinating that someone would make such a horrible decision in ending this heartfelt story. It was unnecessary, no positive emotional reaction was awakened in me. It's not that my disgust towards incest makes this review so negative, it's just that it was really really really unnecessary. The ending, simply put, was unbelievable - and not in a good way. A high quality movie, with a high quality plot, ended like a parody of itself.

Before his arthouse-Hollywood fame Denis Villeneuve adapted Wadji Mouawad's play into "Incendies," a powerful film combining family epoch, mystery, political commentary and psychological drama.It all begins in French Canada with what is kind of a goofy scene: in the reading of their mother's will twins Jeanne and Simon are tasked with a journey into the Middle East to find out about the secret life their mother Nawal led there before moving to Canada. That's where the goofiness ends. "Incendies" does have the infinitely complex plot structure of the most exciting and challenging thriller, but within that compelling structure lies an intricate web of meaning.The story alternates between different time levels, illuminating the twins' search as well as the hidden life of their mother. Villeneuve forces overwhelmingly devastating scenes on the viewer, taking his audience to the core of war in general and the conflict in Middle East in particular. This is definitely not a feel good flick; a lot of what I saw made me shake physically the first time around. Still, in the middle of all that hopelessness, all that human suffering and senselessness there are glimmers of hope. Few and far between as they might be they are still bright enough to prevail.At 130 minute "Incendies" doesn't contain one single unnecessary second. It's tight, emotionally resonant, intellectually challenging and urgently relevant on countless levels. It's not much of an exaggeration to state that this film is about everything in the sense that it covers the levels of individual experience, cultural processes, political workings and humanity in general. And it does it all exceptionally well. Having recently rewatched it after 7 years, I'm again completely dumbfounded.