The narrative "index" of the film follows a non-linear structure, interweaving the present-day journey of twins Jeanne and Simon with the traumatic history of their mother, Nawal Marwan.
After their mother Nawal Marwan dies, Canadian twins Jeanne and Simon are left two cryptic letters. One is for a father they believed was dead, and the other is for a brother they never knew existed. Incendies Movie Index
Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards The Narrative Structure (Timeline Index) The narrative "index" of the film follows a
She moved through the streets, guided only by the fragmented stories her mother had whispered in nightmares. She found the university where Nawal had studied. She found the radical nationalist who had fallen in love with a refugee. Jeanne was tracing the index of her mother’s youth, flipping through the pages of a history book the world preferred to keep closed. Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the