Incendies (2010)

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Synopsis

French-language Drama. Based on the play by Wajdi Mouawad. Siblings (Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Maxim Gaudette) are charged by the will of their mother (Lubna Azabal) to find their father and a previously unknown brother.

Content elements

• Infrequent use of the sexual expletive in non-sexual contexts; infrequent use of scatological slang and profanity
• Frequent portrayals of weapons violence – some blood, detail
• References to torture and sexual violence – some detail
• Two portrayals of childbirth — little detail, some blood

Thematic elements

• The quest
• The bonds of family
• The influence of environment on character

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for violence, disturbing content, and mature subject matter.

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