Review of Incendies (2010) by Alizeh K — 04 Dec 2011

Brilliant! I have to watch a better world to understand how this did not win the best foreign film...

This review of Incendies (2010) was written by Alizeh K on 04 Dec 2011.

Incendies has generally received very positive reviews.

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