Synopsis
"Incendies (French: ..."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 Middle East 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 a few days spent in Jordan. . . . Roger Ebert gave the film three and a half stars, saying 'it wants to be much more than a thriller and succeeds in demonstrating how senseless and futile it is to hate others because of their religion,' and Azabal 'is never less than compelling.'" [Wikipedia]