CINÉ AU THÉÂTRE : Incendies

Denis Villeneuve is adapting *Incendies*, one of Wajdi Mouawad’s major plays, for the big screen. In her will, a woman who has lost the power of speech in the final days of her life sets her two children on the trail of their origins. The daughter must deliver a letter to a brother she has never met, and the son a letter to his father, presumed dead. To bring peace to their mother’s soul, the twins must embark on a quest in the Middle East, where they were born but of which they know nothing. In this electrifying thriller, family and historical dramas echo one another. To break the cycle of violence and mend broken ties, the children must free themselves from the anger of the past. *Incendies* places great emphasis on the notion of reconciliation. A powerful message of hope.