Friday 28 December 2012

Incendies

I rented this film by French Canadian director Denis Villeneuve on Lovefilm. It is the story of a middle eastern woman who has died in Canada and in her will has left instructions to her twin children to find the father they thought was dead and a brother they never knew they had. The girl twin sets off to what I assume is Lebanon, to try and piece together her mother's life, which was filled with tragedy and drama to say the least. As the viewer you are left guessing at several junctures, and I found it a powerful and engaging tale, with quite a twist at the end. Supposedly it was nominated for a best oreign film Oscar.