Incendies

Nawal Marwan on her deathbed in Canada. Quiet tension, family gathered. Emotional and cultural distance highlighted.

Nawal: "You must find your brother and father." Theme: uncovering truth, consequences of violence, generational legacy.

Twins Jeanne and Simon receive mother’s will with instructions. Introduction to Nawal’s mysterious past. Family ordinary life juxtaposed with dark history.

Twins travel to Middle East to investigate. First encounter with cryptic records of war, violence, and missing family. Journey begins.

Twins unsure how to proceed. Fear of discovering horrific truths. Grappling with morality, identity, and safety in war-torn country. Emotional tension rising.

Discover Nawal’s journal and past life as activist. Understanding her love, imprisonment, and child. Actively pursue uncovering entire truth.

Jeanne connects emotionally with mother’s story. Simon struggles but grows. Personal transformation and sibling bond strengthened through quest.

Investigative sequences: uncovering villages, documents, testimonies. Historical horror revealed gradually. Suspense and mystery dominate.

Shocking revelation: father is also missing sibling from Nawal’s past. Emotional stakes rise. Moral complexity exposed.

Political violence, war memories, and secrets threaten twins. Danger and fear intensify. Past horrors close in on present.

Twins discover mother’s tragic history and incestuous legacy. Emotional devastation. Hope nearly lost. Truth unbearable.

Processing moral and emotional weight. Grappling with fate, justice, and consequences of past. Siblings reeling.

Acceptance and determination to honor mother’s memory. Understanding and reconciliation begin.

Return to Canada. Delivering mother’s message. Full truth exposed. Emotional closure and societal commentary. Resolution bittersweet.

Jeanne and Simon reflect on mother’s life. Silence, reflection, and memory. Legacy and truth remain. Life and pain reconciled.