Incendies (2010)
When notary Lebel sits down with Jeanne and Simon Marwan to read them their mother Nawal's will, the twins are stunned to receive a pair of envelopes - one for the father they thought was dead and another for a brother they didn't know existed. In this enigmatic inheritance, Jeanne sees the key to Nawal's retreat into unexpected silence during the final weeks of her life. She immediately decides to go to the Middle East to dig into a family history of which she knows next to nothing. Simon is unmoved by the posthumous mind games of a mother who always distant and cold. However, the love he has for his sister is strong, and he soon joins her in combing their ancestral homeland in search of a Nawal who is very different from the mother they knew. With Lebel's help, the twins piece together the story of the woman who brought them into the world, discovering a tragic fate forever marked by war and hatred as well as the courage of an exceptional woman. Based on the play by Wadji Mouawad.
Primary Title
- Incendies
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 13 April 2014
Release Year
- 2010
Start Time
- 21 : 30
Finish Time
- 23 : 41
Duration
- 131:00
Channel
- Maori Television
Broadcaster
- Maori Television Service
Programme Description
- When notary Lebel sits down with Jeanne and Simon Marwan to read them their mother Nawal's will, the twins are stunned to receive a pair of envelopes - one for the father they thought was dead and another for a brother they didn't know existed. In this enigmatic inheritance, Jeanne sees the key to Nawal's retreat into unexpected silence during the final weeks of her life. She immediately decides to go to the Middle East to dig into a family history of which she knows next to nothing. Simon is unmoved by the posthumous mind games of a mother who always distant and cold. However, the love he has for his sister is strong, and he soon joins her in combing their ancestral homeland in search of a Nawal who is very different from the mother they knew. With Lebel's help, the twins piece together the story of the woman who brought them into the world, discovering a tragic fate forever marked by war and hatred as well as the courage of an exceptional woman. Based on the play by Wadji Mouawad.
Classification
- AO
Owning Collection
- Television Vault
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- French
- Arabic
Captioning Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Notes
- DVD also available. Call no. DVD-V LD11-0851
Subjects
- Feature films--France
- Film adaptations
- Family histories
- War and families--Middle East--Drama
Genres
- Drama
Contributors
- Denis Villeneuve (Director)
- Melissa Desormeaux-Poulin (Actor)
- Lubna Azabal (Actor)
- micro_scope (Production Unit)
- Luc Dery (Producer)
- Kim McCraw (Producer)
- Denis Villeneuve (Writer)
- Maxim Gaudette (Actor)
- Remy Girard (Actor)
- Abdelghafour Elaaziz (Actor)
- 99216704214002091 (MMSID)
Subjects
- Feature films--France
- Film adaptations
- Family histories
- War and families--Middle East--Drama