Incendies
“2 letters. One for the brother. One for the father.”
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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Cast
25 people
Lubna Azabal
Nawal
Known for
The Little Drummer Girl
Body of Lies
Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin
Jeanne Marwan
Known for
Outbreak
Maxim Gaudette
Simon Marwan
Known for
Polytechnique
Rémy Girard
Notary Lebel
Known for
Human Trafficking
The Barbarian Invasions
Allen Altman
Notaire Maddad
Known for
Clown
The Peacekeeper
Abdelghafour Elaaziz
Abou Tarek
Also in
Arrival
Diego Star
Dominique Briand
Professor Niv Cohen
Known for
Taking Lives
A Bad Son
Frédéric Paquet
Doctor in the Emergency Room
Also in
Father and Guns
The Fall of Sparta
Ahmad Massad
Bassem Marwan
Also in
Inch'Allah
Rosewater
John Dunn-Hill
Professor Said Haidar
Known for
Secret Window
Maelström
Jackie Sawiris
Mother
Known for
Eyes Wide Shut
Death Machine
Lara Atalla
Angry Woman
Also in
Redacted
Denis Villeneuve Director · Valérie Beaugrand-Champagne Screenplay Wajdi Mouawad Author
Worldwide gross $6.8M · Budget $6.8M · United States release April 22, 2011
Box office
Budget
$6,800,000
Worldwide gross
$6,788,659
Gross vs. budget
1.0×
Production
TS Productions
Production
Phi Group
Production
micro_scope
Production
Sony Pictures Classics
Studio
Canada · France
Produced in
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
Arabic · English · French
Release dates
Italy · September 3, 2010
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Canada · September 17, 2010
Limited theatrical · Québec
United States · April 22, 2011
Limited theatrical
United States · September 13, 2011
Physical
United States
September 4, 2010 · Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
January 21, 2011 · Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
March 25, 2011 · Premiere · New Directors/New Films
Argentina
May 26, 2011 · Theatrical
Australia
March 3, 2011 · Premiere · Adelaide Film Festival
September 12, 2011 · Physical · DVD
Austria
November 25, 2011 · Theatrical
Belgium
January 12, 2011 · Theatrical
Brazil
February 25, 2011 · Theatrical
October 16, 2025 · Theatrical · 4K Release
Canada
September 13, 2010 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
January 20, 2011 · Limited theatrical
China
October 25, 2026 · Premiere · Classic Film Festival (4K Restoration)
France
January 12, 2011 · Theatrical
Germany
June 23, 2011 · Theatrical
Greece
March 10, 2011 · Theatrical
November 22, 2011 · Physical · DVD
Indonesia
December 3, 2010 · Premiere · Jakarta International Film Festival
Israel
March 10, 2011 · Theatrical
Italy
January 21, 2011 · Theatrical
Netherlands
February 10, 2011 · Theatrical
October 17, 2011 · Physical · DVD
March 22, 2013 · TV · Nederland 2
Norway
April 29, 2011 · Theatrical
Poland
January 28, 2011 · Theatrical
Romania
June 23, 2011 · Theatrical
Russia
December 15, 2011 · Limited theatrical
October 5, 2023 · Theatrical
South Korea
October 9, 2010 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
July 11, 2011 · Theatrical
Spain
March 11, 2011 · Theatrical · ICAA 3211
Sweden
August 12, 2011 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
February 18, 2011 · Premiere · Glasgow Film Festival
June 24, 2011 · Theatrical
September 12, 2011 · Physical · DVD
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