Incendies -2010-2010 Jun 2026

The film masterfully weaves between the present-day investigation by the twins and flashbacks showing Nawal's life during a brutal civil war in a fictionalized Middle Eastern country (heavily inspired by Lebanon).

Incendies was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and it remains a high-water mark for Canadian cinema. It is a film about the silence of mothers, the secrets we keep to protect our children, and the terrifying realization that we never truly know the people who raised us. Incendies -2010-2010