Incendies (2010)
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Watched: 2/9/18
Rating: 4/5
[Clue: The two protagonists in the present timeline are ____]
The title fittingly translates to “Scorched”, based on the play of the same name by Wajdi Mouawad.
Watch for it at 1:55:37- watch for the shocker, as everything falls into place.
Illuminates the truth in an emotionally-loaded, masterfully-paced, suspense-filled, harshly-honest two hours.
Not the easiest film to watch; some scenes are downright reprehensible- but if you like provocative concerns, it will be worth it.
Starts and ends with two letters to be delivered, as per their mother’s will- it is not until the end that they discover the messages are addressed to the same man; their mother’s heaviest burden and deepest secrets revealed, they can finally lay her to rest.