Incendies

Incendies
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Denis Villeneuve
Screenplay by	Denis Villeneuve Valérie Beaugrand-Champagne
Based on	Incendies by Wajdi Mouawad
Produced by	Luc Déry Kim McCraw
Starring	Lubna Azabal Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin Maxim Gaudette Rémy Girard
Cinematography	André Turpin
Edited by	Monique Dartonne
Music by	Grégoire Hetzel
Production company	micro_scope[1]
Distributed by	Entertainment One
Release dates	4 September 2010 (2010-09-04) (Telluride) 17 September 2010 (2010-09-17) (Canada)
Running time	130 minutes
Country	Canada
Languages	Arabic[2] French
Budget	$6.5 million[3]
Box office	$16 million[4]

Incendies (French: [ɛ̃sɑ̃di] ^ⓘ; "Fires") is a 2010 Canadian drama film directed by Denis Villeneuve, who co-wrote the screenplay with Valérie Beaugrand-Champagne. Adapted from Wajdi Mouawad's play of the same name, Incendies stars Lubna Azabal, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Maxim Gaudette, and Rémy Girard.

The story concerns Canadian twins who travel to their mother's native country in the Levant to uncover her hidden past amidst a bloody civil war. While the country is unnamed, the events in the film are heavily influenced by the Lebanese Civil War and particularly the story of prisoner Souha Bechara. The film was shot mainly in Montreal, with fifteen days spent in Jordan.

It premiered at the Venice and Toronto Film Festivals in September 2010 and was released in Quebec on 17 September 2010. It met with critical acclaim in Canada and abroad and won numerous awards.

In 2011, it was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Incendies also won eight Genie Awards, including Best Motion Picture.