INCENDIES!

Setting hearts alight world-wide, don’t miss the multi-award winning film.

Adapted from Wajdi Mouawad's acclaimed play and directed by Denis Villeneuv, Incendies, releases exclusively at Cinema Nouveau theatres on August 19, 2011.

Academy award nominee for best foreign language film, Incendies, presents the powerful portrayal of twins Jeanne (Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin) and Simon’s (Maxim Gaudette) life-changing journey to the Middle East in search of their roots. Encountering both love and hatred along the way, the detective-style plot unravels a mystery which their mother Nawal (Lubna Azabal) bequeathed to them in her will.

Incendies is a deeply moving coming-of-age drama which brings the horror of war to a starkly personal level, delivering a powerful and poetic testament to the lifelong scars of the cycle of violence, and the uncanny power of the will to survive.

Since its international release, the film has won numerous awards, including Best Actress in a Canadian film from the Vancouver film critics circle, Best Director of a Canadian Film, Rogers Best Canadian Film, Best Film Venice days 2010 and Best Feature Film awarded at the 2011 Adelaide Film Festival, upon which Villeneuv responded: "As a poetic sign of gratitude to [the] Adelaide Film Festival, I'll give the name of 'Adelaide' to one of my main characters in my next film. So thank you one thousand times to [the] Adelaide Film Festival*!" (*www.imdb.com)

Incendies, has a PG 13 (strong language and violence) and a running time of 2hrs 12 min. It’s a French/ Arabic drama with English subtitles. Call Ticketline 082 16789 (value added service rates apply) or book in cinema at the self-service terminals (SSTs) or Box Offices. Special rates apply for Discovery Vitality, Edgars and Jet Club Members.

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