Incendies (2010)

Director:

Denis Villeneuve

Writers:

Denis Villeneuve (written by)
Wajdi Mouawad (play)
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Release Date:

12 January 2011 (Belgium)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery | War

Tagline:

The search began at the opening of their mother's will.

Plot:

Twins journey to the Middle East to discover their family history, and fulfill their mother's last wishes.

Plot Keywords:

Middle East | Twin | Notary | Past Life | Mathematician

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 36 wins & 10 nominations

Cast

Mustafa Kamel	...	Barbier de la Milice / Officer Milice Chrétienne
Hussein Sami	...	Nihad (5ans)
Rémy Girard	...	Notaire Jean Lebel
Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin	...	Jeanne Marwan
Maxim Gaudette	...	Simon Marwan
Dominique Briand	...	Prodessor Niv Cohen
Lubna Azabal	...	Nawal Marwan
Frédéric Paquet	...	Médecin a l'urgence
Hamed Najem	...	Wahab
Ahmad Massad	...	Bassem Marwan
Bader Alami	...	Nicolas Marwan
Majida Hussein	...	Grand-mére de Nawal
Asriah Nijres	...	Sage-Femme
John Dunn-Hill	...	Professeur Saïd Haidar
Nadia Essadiqi	...	Secrétaire Université
Chaouki Charbel	...	Professeur Université
Axel Garbi	...	Universitaire #1
Amine Benzenine	...	Universitaire #2
Joyce Raie	...	Étudiante Journaliste
Celine Soulier	...	Journaliste Française
Sumaya Al-Attia	...	Rafqa (as Sumaya Attia)
Mohammad Rasheed Ajlouni	...	Étudiant à Bout de Souffle
Nabil Koni	...	Oncle Charbel
Laila Qutub	...	Jeune Cousine de Nawal
Raja'a Hikma	...	Tante de Nawal
Rand Faris	...	Autre Cousine de Nawal
Hayef Majeed Mubarak	...	Voisin
Sulwan Daoud	...	Soldat Checkpoint #1
Nafeh Niam	...	Soldat Checkpoint #2
Widad Shafago	...	Demme à l'orphelinat
Baker Kabbani	...	Vieux Berger
Basel Karim Hazem	...	Conducteur Autobus
Jackie Sawiris	...	Mére
Noura Waleed	...	Fillette
Kamal Fanni	...	Milicien #1
Abdallah Hweidi	...	Milicien #2
Firas Fanni	...	Milicien #3
Ramzi Fanni	...	Milicien #4
Fadel Abdel Latif	...	Épicier
Ali Hussein	...	Ahmed
Zeinab Mohammad	...	Jeunne Fille à la Porte
Rehab Hazim	...	Fillette
Baraka Rahmani	...	Samia
Yada Mahmoud	...	Femme #1
Hadeel Hisham	...	Femme #2
Hind Kamel	...	Femme #3
Rasmeyeh Leftey	...	Souha
Lara Atalla	...	Femme en Colére #1
Sajida Hussein	...	Femme en Colére #2
Raya Qaraein	...	Femme en Colére #3 (as Raya Hamdan Qaraein)
Ahmad Srour	...	Homme Masqué
Ali Elayan	...	Chef de la Milice Chrétienne
Anton Atalla	...	Assistant Chef de la Milice
Karim Shiyab	...	Invité #1
Kamal Al Muhaisen	...	Invité #2
Marwan Dudin	...	Wajdi
Maria Mohammad	...	Épiuse du Chief de la Milice
Zalfa Chelhot	...	Nouchine
Michael Zananiri	...	Milicien #5
Shadi Bishara Jou'aneh	...	Milicien #6
Robert Auclair	...	Barbierde la Prison
Belkacem Lahbairi	...	Guide de la Prison
Nabil Sawalha	...	Fahim
Camille Rizkallah	...	Gardien de la Prison #1 (as Camille Rizkalla)
Abdelghani Ben Rafalia	...	Gardien de la Prison #2
Abdelghafour Elaaziz	...	Abou Tarek
Baya Belal	...	Maika
Georges Khayat	...	Gardien à la Riviére
Allen Altman	...	Notaire Maddad
Christine Aubin Khalifah	...	Infirmiére sons Palliatifs
Mohammad Sami	...	Enfant décombres #1
Sam Jamal	...	Enfant décombres #2
Jihad Hazem	...	Enfant décombres #3
Ram Qabil	...	Jeune Homme Décombres
Yousef Soufan	...	Nihad (15 ans)
Yousef Shweihat	...	Guide de Deressa (as Yousef Shuwayhat)
Jabar Risheq	...	Hamid
Karim Babin	...	Homme de Chamseddine #1
Adel Ladikani	...	Homme de Chamseddine #2
Mher Karakashian	...	Assistant de Chamseddine
Mohamed Majd	...	Chamseddine
Aladeen Tawfeek	...	Ami de Nihad

Directed by
Denis Villeneuve

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Valérie Beaugrand-Champagne		script consultant
Wajdi Mouawad		play (as Wadji Mouawad)
Denis Villeneuve		written by

Produced by
Anthony Doncque	....	co-producer
Luc Déry	....	producer
Phoebe Greenberg	....	associate producer
Penny Mancuso	....	associate producer
Kim McCraw	....	producer
Miléna Poylo	....	co-producer
Gilles Sacuto	....	co-producer
Ziad Touma	....	associate producer
Stephen Traynor	....	line producer
Sylvie Trudelle	....	line producer

Original Music by
Grégoire Hetzel

Cinematography by
André Turpin

Film Editing by
Monique Dartonne

Casting by
Constance Demontoy
Christelle Dufour

Production Design by
André-Line Beauparlant

Set Decoration by
Rana Abboot
Marie-Soleil Dénommé
Amin Charif El Masri
Philippe Lord

Costume Design by
Sophie Lefebvre

Makeup Department
André Duval	....	key hair stylist
Nathalie Garon	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Andrew Cullen	....	production manager
Fuad Khalil	....	production manager
Philippe Montel	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tamir Naber	....	second second assistant director
Eric Parenteau	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Rime Al-Jabr	....	scenic artist
Francis Back	....	storyboard artist
Louis Cyr	....	scenic technician
Muhannad Halawani	....	painter
Sana'a Jaber	....	prop maker
Samy Keilani	....	construction coordinator
Karim Kheir	....	set dresser
Marie-Claude L'Heureux	....	art department coordinator
Marylène Samson	....	assistant property master
Samir Zaidan	....	scenic artist
Nasser Zoubi	....	assistant property master

Sound Department
Sylvain Bellemare	....	sound designer
Jo Caron	....	foley recordist (as Jocelyn Caron)
Séverin Engler	....	boom operator
Jean-Pierre Laforce	....	sound re-recording mixer
Benoit Leduc	....	adr recordist
Simon Meilleur	....	foley artist
Jean Umansky	....	sound engineer
Emmanuelle Villard	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Louis Craig	....	special effects supervisor
Karim El Fassi	....	special effects assistant
Sebastien Roussel	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Christophe Chabot-Blanchet	....	compositor: Rodeo FX
Patrick David	....	compositor: Rodeo FX
Guylaine Dutil	....	visual effects producer
Ara Khanikian	....	digital compositor: Rodeo FX
Thomas Montminy Brodeur	....	compositor: Rodeo FX (as Thomas Brodeur)
Josiane O'Rourke	....	visual effects coordinator: Rodeo FX
Vincent Poitras	....	digital compositor: Rodeo FX
Mathieu Raynault	....	visual effects supervisor: Rodeo FX
Moika Sabourin	....	digital artist: Rodeo FX
Marc-Andre Samson	....	lead matte painter
Lee Ann Simard	....	visual effects production assistant: Rodeo FX
Laurent Spillemaecker	....	digital compositor: Rodeo FX
Norbert Tissier	....	digital artist: Rodeo FX
Benoit Touchette	....	visual effects producer: Rodeo FX

Stunts
Yan Lecomte	....	stunt performer
Stéphane Lefebvre	....	stunt coordinator
Steve Lucescu	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Eric Aubin	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Bertrand Calmeau	....	still photographer: Canada Unit
Daniel Chrétien Jr.	....	electrician
Vanessa Dubé	....	apprentice camera: Montreal
Denis Lamothe	....	gaffer
Martin Lebel	....	first assistant: "a" camera
Pierre Malo	....	electrician
Denis-Noel Mostert	....	b camera / steadicam operator
Ezz Isleem	....	best boy grip (uncredited)

Casting Department
Lara Atalla	....	casting
Lucie Robitaille	....	casting
Tristan Thibaudeau	....	casting assistant: Montreal

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Fikreyeh Abu Kheit	....	seamstress
Jamila Aladdin	....	costumer
Phaedra Dahdaleh	....	assistant costumer
Karma Hijjawi	....	costume buyer
Martin Tarte	....	assistant costume designer
Madeleine Tremblay	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Edith Bellehumeur	....	assistant editor
Eric Gaudry	....	colorist
Guillaume Girard	....	assistant editor (assistant editor)
Nicolae Ilies	....	hd colorist
François Massé	....	di editor
Charlotte Mazzinghi	....	colorist
Maxime Roberge	....	post-production assistant
Pierre Cadieux	....	head of operations: Technicolor Montreal (uncredited)

Music Department
Jean-Pierre Arquie	....	score coordinator
Benjamin Caillaud	....	music editor
Chris Clad	....	violin
Isobel Griffiths	....	orchestra contractor
Grégoire Hetzel	....	orchestrator
Lewis Jones	....	pro tools recordist
Josephine Knight	....	musician: violincello
Sébastien Lépine	....	music supervisor
Pascal Mayer	....	music supervisor
Stéphane Reichart	....	music scoring mixer
Simon Rhodes	....	music scoring mixer
Mary Scully	....	musician: contrabass

Transportation Department
Saleh Ataca	....	driver
Omar Ayesh	....	transportation captain
Nader Ayoub	....	driver
Réal Hamel	....	picture car coordinator
Ahmad Khader	....	driver
Omar Mohammed	....	driver
Yousef Mohammed	....	driver

Other crew
Tarik Afifi	....	production assistant
Ahmad Atawneh	....	production assistant
Reem Bandak	....	production coordinator
Élaine Hébert	....	production executive
Sarah Kaskas	....	production assistant
Fuad Khalil	....	location manager
Sébastien Moïse	....	production assistant
Saeb Abul Ragheb	....	assistant location manager
Gabrielle Tougas-Fréchette	....	production assistant

Thanks
Francine Allaire	....	thanks
Zoé Crabtree	....	thanks
George David	....	special thanks
Pierre Moreau	....	thanks
Marie Sabbah	....	thanks
Eric Tavitian	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• micro_scope
• TS Productions (co-producer)
• Phi Group (in association with)

Distributors

• Albatros Film (2011) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Alfa Films (2011) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Cinéart (2011) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Cinéart (2011) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• E1 Films Canada (2010) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Festive Films (2011) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Golden Village Pictures (2011) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Happiness Distribution (2011) (France) (theatrical)
• Lucky Red (2010) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Seven Films (2011) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Classics (2011) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Alta Films (2011) (Spain) (all media)
• Bir Film (2011) (Turkey) (all media)
• EDKO Film (2011) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
• Film1 (2012) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Filmcoopi Zürich (2010) (Switzerland) (all media)
• Hopscotch Films (2011) (Australia) (DVD)
• Lucky Red (2010) (Italy) (all media)
• Seven Films (2011) (Greece) (all media)
• Sony Pictures Classics (2010) (USA) (all media)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2011) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Trinity Filmed Entertainment (2011) (UK) (all media) (as Trinity)
• Twin Pics (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Valentim de Carvalho Multimédia (2011) (Portugal) (all media)

Special Effects

• Rodeo FX (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Abbey Road Studios  music recorded at
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Film Music Services  composer's agency
• Film Music Services  score coordination
• International Traders  production services

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for some strong violence and language

Runtime:

139 min | Canada:130 min

Country:

Canada | France

Language:

French | Arabic | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Canada:13+ (Québec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/Manitoba/Ontario) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | USA:R (certificate #46626) | Canada:PG (British Columbia) | Australia:MA (2011) | Netherlands:16 | Argentina:18 | Singapore:M18 | South Korea:18 | Japan:PG12 | Spain:12 | Portugal:M/16 | Sweden:15 (DVD rating) | UK:15 | Germany:12

Filming Locations:

175 Boulevard Deguire, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Company:

micro_scope

Trivia:

This film won the Best Feature Film awarded by the jury at the 2011 Adelaide Film Festival. Director Denis Villeneuve responded by saying that "As a poetic sign of gratitude to [the] Adelaide Film Festival, I'll give the name of 'Adelaide' to one of my main characters in my next film. So thank you one thousand times to [the] Adelaide Film Festival!"

Quotes:

Simon Marwan:One plus one, does it make one?

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 83rd Annual Academy Awards (2011) (TV)

Soundtrack:

You and Whose Army?

Exquisite

Denis Villeneuve has created nothing less than a masterpiece. This film is revealing a great Director, especially when given an original story with such powerful dimensions.

Despite being skeptical as first of the film being shot in Jordan, when dealing with the very specific, multidimensional Lebanese drama, the geographic distance with the land of Lebanon is detaching the film from the strict reality of the place and taking it to whole other level of significance. Jordan's landscape especially with the film's photography, are somewhat surrealistic, as if the story was taking place in a deep level of the region's sub-conscious.

Villeneuve has managed to delicately craft a story with dimensions that a human mind in its normal condition is not prepared to understand and confront. And yet these things did happen, many times during the war and retelling them is a very not an easy task. Actually a quasi impossible one and yet Villeneuve did it.

This has to be the film representing Canada at the Oscars. And it will win.