Incendies movie strikes and sticks for controversial plot, 1+1 =1

Rating: Null/10 (22 November 2011)

2011 Oscar nominated film among foreign language films, scores 8.5 out of 10. The movie is about search for parentage and fulfill mothers last wishes, across miles and time. The story starts with demise of lead protagonist Nawal Marwan (Lubna Azabel) and her will with last wishes for her twins, daughter Jeanne Marwan (Poulin) and son Simon (Maxim), to hand over 2 envelopes to their unknown Father and their surrogate brother. Hence story unfolds with hunt for parentage, family secrets across miles and time, director Denis Villeneuve's beautifully interwoven 2 parallel stories, Nawal Marwan fighting for her rights in Middle East and twins searching for parentage. When these 2 stories linked, a shocking truth revealed 1+1 =1, twins search ends with father and brother being same person, while it is brutality, viewers will appreciate the circumstantial events of Nawal Marwan lead to this and walk out appreciating her brave soul. Director have uncomplicated the complications with 2 parallel stories, makes it longer movie, but it is very touching in the end.