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82 out of 100

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7.8 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 38 Ratings

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  • Summary: When notary Lebel sits down with Jeanne and Simon Marwan to read them their mother Nawal’s will, the twins are stunned to receive a pair of envelopes – one for the father they thought was dead and another for a brother they didn’t know existed. In this enigmatic inheritance, Jeanne sees the key to Nawal’s retreat into unexplained silence during the final weeks of her life. With Lebel’s help, the twins piece together the story of the woman who brought them into the world, discovering a tragic fate as well as the courage of an exceptional woman. (Sony Pictures Classics)… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 34
  3. Negative: 0 out of 34
  1. Tampa Bay Times
    Reviewed by: Steve Persall
    Jun 8, 2011
    100
    Incendies is a gallery of nightly news atrocities - a bus massacre, rape, children with guns - yet it's made intensely personal under the director's steady hand.
  2. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Michael O'Sullivan
    May 27, 2011
    100
    It knocks you off your feet and leaves you shaken.
  3. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Walter Addiego
    May 5, 2011
    50
    Skillfully made and offering moments of great power, the French Canadian drama Incendies nevertheless overplays its hand, piling tragedy on tragedy until we feel browbeaten with misery.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 14
  3. Negative: 1 out of 14
  1. MorriBey
    10
    A wonderful piece of motion art with a disturbing conclusion . Its a painting of a harrowing scene told in the most beautiful strokes. It stays with you long after.… Expand
    • 3 of 3 users said yes
  2. PD4
    5
    I'll keep it simple. Incendies gets a score of 5: The storytelling is sparingly engrossing. The plot feels too contrived. It leaves you morally browbeaten. It contains multiple "r u serious?" moments… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. Nazgulero
    0
    I knew where this was going after the first honor killing, where two brothers murder a young man in cold blood, just because he is in love with their sister, and they don't approve. I have totally had it with anything arabic, it is a barbarian, medieval culture which should be eradicated from the face of the earth. It is a death cult that modern societies have shrugged off thousands of years ago. The Arab world has no scientific output, does not contribute to any sort of development, be it technological or anything else, all they provide us with is death and destruction. Thanks but no thanks.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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