Film Review: Incendies
In French and Arabic, with English subtitles
Nominated for Best Foreign-Language Film (Academy Awards) 2010 - from Canada
Following the death of their mother, a pair of twins learn about their father and an older brother, who according the letter left by their mother, are still alive. So, away they go to the Middle East to scavenge for clues that will lead them to their father and older brother.
If there's one word that will aptly describe the movie, it will be devastating. But that description doesn't mean the movie is not good. On the contrary, it's so good that my jaw dropped as a gesture of full appreciation of the way the film is presented. The sparsely distributed melodramatic (or, emotion-charged) scenes didn't dilute the impact of the movie. This is a highly recommended viewing.
Rating: 4.0/4.0
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