Incendies
حرائق
Denis Villeneuve's Oscar-nominated film about Canadian twins returning to their mother's Middle Eastern homeland, uncovering a civil war fought between Muslims and Christians.
At a glance
- Identifiers
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- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
Civil wars and revoltsModern conflictsWomen
Screening Room
- Format
- Film · Muslim history or life carries the story
- Released
- 2010 CE · 1431 AH†
- Countries
- CA · FR
- Languages
- fr (original) · ar (original)
- Approach
- drama of Muslim life
- Depiction of sacred figures
- The Prophet: Not applicable · Companions: Not applicable · Imams: Not applicable
- Titles in other languages
- Incendiesحرائق
Reception
- Award. Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Motion Picture
- Award. Toronto International Film Festival Award for Best Canadian Film
- Award. Québec Cinéma Award for Best Film
Where to watch officially: No official link recorded. · Listed, not endorsed.
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Connections
- Features
- Lubna Azabal· Maxim Gaudette· Rémy Girard· Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin· Allen Altman· Baya Belal· Mohamed Majd· Frédéric Paquet
- Directed by
- Denis Villeneuve
- Written by
- Denis Villeneuve· Wajdi Mouawad· Valérie Beaugrand-Champagne
People and things also explored
Sajah bint al-Harith· Zaynab bint Ali· A Thousand Splendid Suns· Al-Madina Souq, Aleppo· Jāhilī Marriage Forms· The social condition of the Arabs before Islam· Waʾd (Infant Burial)· دخول أبي مسلم مرو وانقضاض شيعته على مضر
Sources
- Wikidata
- IMDb
- elCinema
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Incendies”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/screen/hawalaa-2010/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.