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Incendies
2010
· Movie
· 131 min
A
MEANRANK
85/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #128
- IMDb #95
- Google retired #312
- Rotten Tomatoes #400
- Metacritic #444
- Letterboxd #27
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #907
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #354
- Metacritic Critics #671
- Metacritic Audience #335
- Criticker #150
- Douban #260
- Kinopoisk #185
- AlloCiné #139
- Trakt #88
Every rating
72–94
out of 100
Following their mother's death, twin siblings receive her final will containing two mysterious envelopes. One is for the father they believed was dead, the other for a brother they never knew existed. This request sends them on a journey to their mother's war-torn homeland. They piece together her hidden, traumatic past, uncovering a shocking history of love and violence that challenges everything they knew about their family.
Details
- Director
- Denis Villeneuve
- Based on
- Scorched by Wajdi Mouawad
- Studio
- TS Productions, Phi Group, micro_scope
- Released
- 17 September 2010
- Country
- Canada, France
- Language
- French, Arabic, English
- Runtime
- 131 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $6.8M
- Box office
- $6.8M
- Awards
- 34 wins, 10 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 44 →34 wins from 44 nominations across 20 ceremonies
| BAFTA Awards 2012 | Film Not in the English Language | Denis Villeneuve | Nominee |
| César Awards 2012 | Best Foreign Film | Denis Villeneuve | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2011 | Best Foreign Language Film | Denis Villeneuve | Nominee |
| Australian Film Critics Association 2012 | Best Overseas Film (Foreign Language) | Denis Villeneuve | Winner |
| Lumière Awards 2012 | Best French-Language Film | Denis Villeneuve | Winner |
| Magritte Awards 2012 | Best Actress | Lubna Azabal | Winner |
| Adelaide Film Festival 2011 | International Award for Best Feature Film | Denis Villeneuve | Winner |
| Boston Society of Film Critics 2011 | Best Foreign Language Film | Denis Villeneuve | Winner |
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Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Denis Villeneuve | Nominee |
BAFTA Awards
1 nomination
| Film Not in the English Language | Denis Villeneuve | Nominee |
César Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film | Denis Villeneuve | Nominee |
Jutra Awards
10 nominations, 9 won
| Best Actress | Lubna Azabal | Winner |
| Best Art Direction | André-Line Beauparlant | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | André Turpin | Winner |
| Best Costume Design | Sophie Lefebvre | Winner |
| Best Direction | Denis Villeneuve | Winner |
| Best Editing | Monique Dartonne | Winner |
| Best Film | Luc Déry, Kim McCraw and micro scope | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Denis Villeneuve | Winner |
| Best Sound | Sylvain Bellemare, Jean Umansky and Jean-Pierre Laforce | Winner |
| Best Actress | Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin | Nominee |
Genie Awards
10 nominations, 8 won
| Best Actress | Lubna Azabal | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Denis Villeneuve | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | André Turpin | Winner |
| Best Director | Denis Villeneuve | Winner |
| Best Editing | Monique Dartonne | Winner |
| Best Motion Picture | Luc Déry and Kim McCraw | Winner |
| Best Sound | Jean Umansky and Jean-Pierre Laforce | Winner |
| Best Sound Editing | Sylvain Bellemare, Simon Meilleur and Claire Pochon | Winner |
| Best Art Direction | André-Line Beauparlant | Nominee |
| Best Makeup | Kathryn Casault | Nominee |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
5 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actress in a Canadian Film | Lubna Azabal | Winner |
| Best Canadian Film | Denis Villeneuve | Winner |
| Best Director of a Canadian Film | Denis Villeneuve | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Canadian Film | Maxim Gaudette | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Canadian Film | Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin | Nominee |
Valladolid International Film Festival
3 nominations, 3 won
| Audience Award | Denis Villeneuve | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Denis Villeneuve | Winner |
| Youth Jury Award | Denis Villeneuve | Winner |
Adelaide Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| International Award for Best Feature Film | Denis Villeneuve | Winner |
Atlantic Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Canadian Feature | Denis Villeneuve | Winner |
Australian Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Overseas Film (Foreign Language) | Denis Villeneuve | Winner |
Boston Society of Film Critics
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | Denis Villeneuve | Winner |
International Film Festival Rotterdam
1 nomination, 1 won
| UPC Audience Award | Denis Villeneuve | Winner |
Lumière Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best French-Language Film | Denis Villeneuve | Winner |
Magritte Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Lubna Azabal | Winner |
Toronto Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Canadian Film | Denis Villeneuve | Winner |
Toronto International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Canadian Feature Film | Denis Villeneuve | Winner |
Vancouver International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Canadian Film | Denis Villeneuve | Winner |
Vilnius International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| The Audience Award | Denis Villeneuve | Winner |
Chicago Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Denis Villeneuve | Nominee |
David di Donatello Awards
1 nomination
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