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2010 · 131 min · R

Incendies

Directed by Denis Villeneuve · Drama, War, Mystery

Incendies (2010) is a Drama film, directed by Denis Villeneuve set in Canada during the 1970s–2000s. It runs 131 minutes and is rated R.

Themes of war's cost, identity, and fate & destiny play out through non linear / fractured timeline and interwoven / hyperlink.

Composer
Grégoire Hetzel
Cinematography
André Turpin
Cast
Lubna AzabalMélissa Désormeaux-PoulinMaxim GaudetteRémy GirardAllen AltmanAbdelghafour ElaazizDominique BriandFrédéric Paquet

The world of this film

Setting

Where
Canada
Setting
Urban
When
2000s1970s

Premise & themes

Themes
War's CostIdentityFate & Destiny
Structure
Non Linear / Fractured TimelineInterwoven / HyperlinkMultiple Perspectives
Tone
BleakTense

Shape

Protagonist
Two HanderFemale Led
Pacing
Measured
Based on
Inspired By Real Events

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