In the end its kind of beautifull. She knew what war could turn you into so she somewhat understood his brutality. Spoilers : I love that she sort of forgave him because she was her long lost son . In the end its about love conquers all but not in a cheesy way, ive seen this happen irl personally
So I just found out that in the play Oedipus the King (you know which one, where he didn't recognise his mother (a queen) and became the king by marrying her), Oedipus had his achilles heel marked (wounded) when he was young due to an injury inflicted. The mark was later proof of his identity as his now wife's own son. Very much like the tattoo on Abu Tarek's heel.
Very interesting ! In the drama show the movie is based on, she figures out that he is her son because she sees him at his trial and he talks about his unknown roots as he holds on to a clown nose his father gave him (the father doesn’t die in the theatre piece)
That goddamn gasp scared me so bad the first time I watched it. I didn’t even understood the plot twist until he got the two letters. Seriously haunting.
It takes a lot of courage and creativity to do this kind of movies without hurting the feelings of the people of the region...I am sure many of them watched the movie and appreciate the deep feelings of this masterpiece...
One thing I hate (not about the movie necessarily , but about life) is that Nihad didn’t seem surprised that there is a woman in the world that seems upset by his presence. It just speaks to how rapists are so unaffected by the crimes they commit.
@@Nightshadeniggadead I absolutely understand he didn’t recognize her. You don’t understand my point. Also, rape + time does not equal “good person now”. The passage of time doesn’t erase rape, or the damage it does to the victims.
As someone who grew up in Lebanon all his life, who lost 2 uncles to the civil war, who is still struggling to make it out of this war torn country, this movie was the most difficult to watch. It just hits too close to home. Even for those of us who leave and find prosperous stable lives abroad, the damage is already done and nothing can give us peace. Credit to Villeneuve, the writers and all the actors for making this movie.
But then I doubt any Lebanese women back then would stay single for so long to meet her 20+ grown up son while she is still single & is student-activist. Also killing a leader is death penalty not some life imprisonment that too in Lebanon. This movie story though good is purely fictional
Twisted film his son joins the other camp like that without explanation... he was a sniper with the Muslims then the Christians caught him then he joined the Christians like that we change sides it doesn't make sense.
2:10 In case anyone is wondering, early on in the movie, the woman has a baby boy (her son) that she has to give away because she is trying to escape her country in the Middle East. (I haven't watched the movie in a while, so my summary may be a bit fuzzy, and I don't recall all of the fine details.) However, before she gives the baby away, she puts a tattoo on the back of his foot, so that one day, she'll be able to recognize the tattoo and be reunited with her son. Many years later, the woman ends up as a prisoner in a terrorist encampment, I believe. In that prison, she gets raped by a torturer named Abu Tarek. It is assumed that the father of the twins is this Abu Tarek. Now in this particular scene, when the woman is in the water, she sees the tattoo on the man. Initially, she believes that after all these years she has found her long lost son. But when the man turns around, the woman recognizes him as Abu Tarek. So, Abu Tarek, was the woman's son that she gave away to escape from the country. Growing up, Abu Tarek became radicalized and a master torturer. Unbeknownst to either of them, Abu Tarek raped his mother, conceiving the twins (the main protagonists of the movie).
Ohohoho that is supremely fucked up. The hope and joy you would feel thinking you finally found your son. Only for it to be crushed by heartbreak and despair when you see his face, realizing you've met already and how he became a monster. In that exact moment would a mother's love for a son be completely snuffed out or is there still a tiny part of that remains.
thank you so much for this explanation!!! i seen a post about this movie and no one wanted to explain the pool scene so i ended up here. so i appreciate your comment more than you know! 😭😭
I caught on to the plot twist early when he said Abu Tarek went to work in prison. But the part that got me the most in this movie was when she desperately said “my daughter” to try to save the girl from burning on the bus. That exchange between those two women at that moment.... something else
I saw the guy in the pool but I thought it was "a" son of Tarek not the actual abuser. The guy barely aged that's why I didn't get it. It prison he must have been 16 at least. The twins delivered the card at 30 ish so Tarek was 46 but he barely aged.
@@cristiansalvo9592 that's what i searched for to, how come they don't recognize each other faces at this scene? i found out that nawal did but abu's not, due to a lot of prisoners he tortured, he can't barely sure remembers who are those people.
@@singalong2758This is why the twist is my least favorite thing about this movie. The more you think about it the less it makes sense, and since it is the basis of everything that happens in the movie it kind of ruins it
Im such a huge fan of Villeneuve. He is not scared of taking the route untravelled. This is his masterpiece. He is not built for warner Bros stuff. It is what spoiled Nolan.
@@navinsabban6521 He shouldn't lap up big projects by big producers which cut off his creativity. for example Blade Runner. He is meant to tell great intimate stories in cinema.
i dont think WB has spoiled Nolan, they have made him even better by letting him make films that he wants, even though his films are big budgeted , he blends the conventional blockbuster (visuals, action set pieces) with concepts and genius of smaller films. For example- inception is big budgeted and has all the things a blockbuster would have but the concept and execution is like a smaller film like memento
You can't unsee this movie once you have watched no matter how much you wish that you didn't see such a disturbing thing. It's a good film but it'll definitely turn your stomach
Dude, it was most likely genuine. If not, the recreation of a genuine reaction. I can't imagine anyone NOT reacting that way in some capacity when they learn the truth of this story.
You can hear people talking about the gasp but not until you experience it for yourself do you realize how scary it is. It sent vibrations through my body and left aftershocks that physically hurt. Unreal
I actually knew it when we saw Abu Tarek in prison, when Jeanne is talking to the janitor. Not trying to sound overly smart, but I rememder thinking, okay..... Thats her son, and that will be the plottwist.... There had to be a reason for Abu Tarek being the father of the twins, he couldt just be some random guy. Abu Tarek even looked like the boy with the inkdots being shaved in the intro. Very powerful story, very well made movie. Denis is best when he can focus on philosophy and religion within drama movies, in my opinion. His balde runner is also cool, but I hope he will make more dramas like this, prisoners and arrival.
Just like everyone else in here, the gasp frightened me, it was piercing, but I still couldn't get what "1+1≠1" meant until they delivered Nihad the two letters, and then I had to pause and rush to the bathroom. That was shocking to say the least! Flawless acting, brilliant cinematography, and overall a hauntingly beautiful masterpiece.
Basically the one plus one equals two meant that if there was one son and one father, they would be two different people. However, they found out that their father and brother was the same person. So basically, the son raped their mother, who was also his own mother.
And the most impressive part about it is that it was a static long take that lasted over 1 minute. Usually in lesser movies, they would use shot-reverse shots.
1:09 I swear I had the same reaction. I came into conclusion since Simon first met Chemsedin, but I was desperately trying to stop that thought. And then that gasp... it felt like my world turned upside down.
About 8 years ago that I saw this movie. I never forgot it. The gasp. The twist. The appalling truth. I was so in shock that it took me a while to get my thoughts sorted...
I knew what was going on, i was pretty sure what the twist was at that moment But the GASP fcked me so fcking hard , i felt the most goosebumps i'd felt in years
Those people who has a tendency to skip prolouge credits will miss the first part twist. The 3 dots are shown in the movie for 4 times. That guys birth, his abduction time, his sniper time and this time.
I love when Villenueve make original screenplay movie much more, such as this, Prisoners, Enemy and Arrival. Instead of adapted screenplay movies like Blade Runner and Dune. After all, he will always been great director in Hollywood!
Notice Nawal's eyes when they do the closeup on her face after she sits down. The area around her eyes slowly gets much darker. The life was being drained out of her when she found out the truth. What a horrible life she had to live.
@@anxmlover SPOILER ALERT: the woman Nawal recognized her long-lost son through the tattoo on his heel. When she goes to greet him, she sees his face and instantly recognizes him as her prison rapist. Her long-lost son wound up being the same man who raped her in prison. On top of that, she ended up pregnant from the rapes and gave birth to twins Simon and Jeanne who went on a journey to locate their missing father and long-lost brother. Their father and their brother are the same person. That's the shocking plot twist. That's why Jeanne gasped so loudly when her brother Simon told her the news.
"My own son raped me" Omg gracious what must have been going through her mind when sat down near pool.Damn insanely mind bending movie props to the writer and director.So so glad this was not based on true story I would've cried me heart out for that women who had been through this kind of tragic life.
@@kothicamedarth2680Yeah, it doesn’t make any sense timeline wise. If her first son was born in 1970 as the movie states and the orphanage where he stayed at was burned down in 1974, so let’s then say she assassinated the Nationalist leader in 1975 and then spent 15 years in jail. Then that would make her son 20 years old when he raped her at the end of her sentence but the actor looked at least 30, and since her character died in 2009 as stated on the gravestone at the end of the movie then the twins would at most be 19 but they both looked 30+ years old. The movie makes no sense at all
@@mlbp2567THATS WHAT I THOUGHT!!!! I thought I was the only one, that's why I didn't get the ending because the guy didn't or barely aged. I thought the guy at the pool was "a" son of Tarek but not Tarek because he was identical and the twins were already 30s, so this guy's must have been at least 46 (assuming he was 16 torturing people in prison). But the guy didn't look like 46 at all, and that's the youngest guess because your numbers make more sense (20 in prison and 50 in tje pool)
I knew there was going to be some kind of big reveal in the movie, therefore I actually knew it when we saw Abu Tarek in prison, when Jeanne is talking to the janitor. Not trying to sound overly smart, but I rememder thinking, okay..... Thats her son, and that will be the plottwist.... There had to be a reason for Abu Tarek being the father of the twins, he couldnt just be some random guy. Abu Tarek even looked like the boy with the inkdots being shaved in the intro. Very powerful story, very well made movie. Denis is best when he can focus on philosophical questions and religion within drama movies, in my opinion. His blade runner is also cool, but I hope he will make more dramas like this, prisoners and arrival.
Same but i couldn't believe it... I thought Villeneuve wouldn't go there... But he did. What a fucking dark film. Ironically cruel and dark. I wonder if DUNE (whether it gets released in theaters or directly on HBO max or both), will somehow encourage Villeneuve's future potential fans to take a look at his entire cinematography. Most of his fans have seen Prisoners, Blade Runner 2049, Arrival but tend to skip his previous (subbed) films. Incendies is not my favorite of his (because it's just too depressing), but i'll never forget it that's for sure.
How ? The movie doesn't make any sense here bcz she is still single & searching for her son while she is a student-activist, women aren't single for such long period of time in Lebanese society
Same happened to me, I knew the plot twist since they told she was rapped in prision by Abu Tarek. What I didn't expect would scare me was Jeanne's gasp hahaha
What a profound world crushing revelation. I understood what happened a little earlier and connected the timeline. But that gasp was such a visceral reaction of horror.
How old are the twins supposed to be? Nihad was born in 1970, the mother died in 2009.Lets say the twins are 20, which they seem older than twenty. Nihad would have been about 18 when the twins were conceived. I guess that’s plausible, but if the twins are older than 20, he would have been pretty young. Do you think he was younger than 18? I guess war can do that to a kid. Dang. How awful. But there was redemption at the end. I felt at peace.
No nihad was 4 years old when she was jailed. And they sent nihad to rape her after 13 years. Which makes him 17 yrs old while screwing her. Then the twins were born in 1988. Which makes them 21 years old in 2009. But yeah, they look much older. PS: Nihad would be 39 years old in 2009.
That is why I didn't get the twist. She was prison for 15 years, she should have been studied what like few years after leaving her child? That seemed too far fetched. And I don't remember character faces because I am too dumb.
I've never seen the movie before nor do i know the plot, but i just stumbled across this video and that gasp gave me actual goosebumps and i know a lot of people say that about a ton of movies and plot twists, but this is the first video, sence, movie, or story that ever did that to me, you know the acting is incredible when i don't even know the plot and it still left me shocked, amazing.
Incendies is one of those great movies you do not forget. Its depth, richness and variety is like reading a great novel. But I’m not sure it’s the kind of film you want to watch twice. It was emotionally wrenching and draining.
People are talking about this movie and this scene on twitter. I haven't watched it yet and decided to read the plot on its wikipedia page. I got heartbroken by the twist upon reading it there and watching this scene next makes it worse.
You should’ve watched the movie instead of reading the plot. You have lost the opportunity to feel by yourself the experience of this movie being watched for the first time.
This movie is in my top 3 of all time and this moment always remained with me. The story was beautifully told, the actors did an amazing job, and this moment was heartbreaking, on so many levels, but also provided them all with closure (of some sort). Absolutely stunning film, but incredibly hard to watch, at times ❤️.
I had this thought on me about the twist in like halfway throughout the movie, and then I was like there's no way that's gonna happened. Oh boy, was I wrong. Even after the actual reveal I need to pause for about a moment and still can't believe the tragedy. Such a powerful movie
Es realmente una obra maestra. Es una película excelente. Pero es tan dura y traumática que no puedo recomendársela a nadie. Con seguridad puedo decir que es todavía más impactante que Irreversible.
I had to read this book for my French class, and at the begining, i thoight it was going to be a boring book. But now i'm watching the movie, this story got one of the biggest plot twist i've never seen. I definitly recommend it.
This movie and particularly this scene has scarred me forever. Once in a while I just happen to recall this movie and get so hurt again by what happened to her and the whole situation itself, including what the son must have felt when he learned the truth. It's just too painful, man.
For me this was the movie that most moved me in the last decade. What a story. Incredible that some people in this world have to suffer this kind of things. I know Lebanon very well - however, I am far too young to have experienced the horror of war.
Anybody who can read between the lines will have worked out what is going on pretty much as soon as the scene where she tattoos the babies foot before giving it away. The tattoo is the Chekovs gun
That gasp is more terrifying than all the horror movies I've ever watched put together.
I had goose pumps !
that single gasp made me jump from my seat, so fucking loud holy shitt i cream
Hhhh yep
I almost shitted my pants...wheezing gasp
fuck seeing that at 2am.high as fuck scarred me
That poor woman went through so much terrible stuff throughout her life and when she thought it was over, life threw one last fatal blow at her. Fuck.
Good thing iis the odds of this happening to ANYONE is abysmally low. So this probably hasn't happened, or will ever happen in real life
@@badprofilepic882this is based on stories in Lebanon
@@badprofilepic882this happens a lot when there's civil unrest, you'd be surprised
@@badprofilepic882It’s happened thousands of times in the Congo
In the end its kind of beautifull. She knew what war could turn you into so she somewhat understood his brutality. Spoilers : I love that she sort of forgave him because she was her long lost son . In the end its about love conquers all but not in a cheesy way, ive seen this happen irl personally
her gasp scared the shit out of me the first time I watched this
Same here hahahaha
looooool , same here
same here
Same here
Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuhhh
I think that the main frighting factor here, is that you would expect Simon to tell her directly, but she came to the conclusion by herself.
She's a clever girl
Righhttt. Brilliant writing
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They’re both mathematicians.
So I am not smart like her sister I guess. I was doing some maths. The guy just proved that 1 plus 1 is one and I was very confused lol.
@@hiran4935 same bro. When he repeated it 'one plus one' I said 2, then she gasped. What does it mean????
So I just found out that in the play Oedipus the King (you know which one, where he didn't recognise his mother (a queen) and became the king by marrying her), Oedipus had his achilles heel marked (wounded) when he was young due to an injury inflicted. The mark was later proof of his identity as his now wife's own son. Very much like the tattoo on Abu Tarek's heel.
Thats incredubly interesting! And a very cool way for Denis to in some way foreshadow what might occur.
whoa thats cool
Will use this for my exam thanks
@@noasanar hahaha good luck for your paper
Very interesting ! In the drama show the movie is based on, she figures out that he is her son because she sees him at his trial and he talks about his unknown roots as he holds on to a clown nose his father gave him (the father doesn’t die in the theatre piece)
That goddamn gasp scared me so bad the first time I watched it. I didn’t even understood the plot twist until he got the two letters. Seriously haunting.
I understood the plot twist before he met her when the underworld Don said no he didn't worked for your father: Abu tarek
I understood the twist when Chemseddine says Abou Tarek is Nihad
I understood the twist before I was born
I understood the twist before the universe came into existence
Damn i still don't understand anything
3:33 This shot is absolutely soul-crushing.
What’s going on in the pool scene here? I haven’t watched the movie yet
@TheCanaga go watch the movie to find out
@@Tmtrnr22 Sir yes sir 🫡
@@Prodigal637nah dont do it
@@Prodigal637did you find out?
It takes a lot of courage and creativity to do this kind of movies without hurting the feelings of the people of the region...I am sure many of them watched the movie and appreciate the deep feelings of this masterpiece...
joe malone they still had to never name the country directly(Lebanon)
@@itsnodawayitustabe5654 was the religious conflict real?
Itsnodawayitustabe I’m middle eastern and I saw other than Lebanon.. Jordan Syria palestine and Dubai were involved as well
@@prometheus5405 Its based on the Lebanese Civil War. Only the specific names of the groups and places involved were changed.
@@lpphillyfan how can religious conflict that destructive?
One thing I hate (not about the movie necessarily , but about life) is that Nihad didn’t seem surprised that there is a woman in the world that seems upset by his presence. It just speaks to how rapists are so unaffected by the crimes they commit.
Nope he doesn't recall her instantly or get it bcz he has moved on from his past
@@kothicamedarth2680 exactly my point. Rapists just move on.
Lol bro you don't seem to understand he didn't recognise her . As is implied he was a nice person at that time he might have got some remorse idk
@@Nightshadeniggadead I absolutely understand he didn’t recognize her. You don’t understand my point.
Also, rape + time does not equal “good person now”. The passage of time doesn’t erase rape, or the damage it does to the victims.
I thought “how could he not recognize her after he r*ped her so many times” very unlikely no?
As someone who grew up in Lebanon all his life, who lost 2 uncles to the civil war, who is still struggling to make it out of this war torn country, this movie was the most difficult to watch. It just hits too close to home. Even for those of us who leave and find prosperous stable lives abroad, the damage is already done and nothing can give us peace. Credit to Villeneuve, the writers and all the actors for making this movie.
That is so sad to hear :(
@@DrTiggy666 what are you on about?
@@DrTiggy666 i bet you would be the first to flee lmao, coward.
@@DrTiggy666 boy shut up
But then I doubt any Lebanese women back then would stay single for so long to meet her 20+ grown up son while she is still single & is student-activist.
Also killing a leader is death penalty not some life imprisonment that too in Lebanon.
This movie story though good is purely fictional
The most horrifying gasp in human history.
EVER
Twisted film his son joins the other camp like that without explanation... he was a sniper with the Muslims then the Christians caught him then he joined the Christians like that we change sides it doesn't make sense.
2:10 In case anyone is wondering, early on in the movie, the woman has a baby boy (her son) that she has to give away because she is trying to escape her country in the Middle East. (I haven't watched the movie in a while, so my summary may be a bit fuzzy, and I don't recall all of the fine details.) However, before she gives the baby away, she puts a tattoo on the back of his foot, so that one day, she'll be able to recognize the tattoo and be reunited with her son.
Many years later, the woman ends up as a prisoner in a terrorist encampment, I believe. In that prison, she gets raped by a torturer named Abu Tarek. It is assumed that the father of the twins is this Abu Tarek.
Now in this particular scene, when the woman is in the water, she sees the tattoo on the man. Initially, she believes that after all these years she has found her long lost son. But when the man turns around, the woman recognizes him as Abu Tarek.
So, Abu Tarek, was the woman's son that she gave away to escape from the country. Growing up, Abu Tarek became radicalized and a master torturer. Unbeknownst to either of them, Abu Tarek raped his mother, conceiving the twins (the main protagonists of the movie).
That's fucked up, what the hell
Ohohoho that is supremely fucked up. The hope and joy you would feel thinking you finally found your son. Only for it to be crushed by heartbreak and despair when you see his face, realizing you've met already and how he became a monster. In that exact moment would a mother's love for a son be completely snuffed out or is there still a tiny part of that remains.
Holy, that's an even crazier twist than Oldboy
Oh my god.
thank you so much for this explanation!!! i seen a post about this movie and no one wanted to explain the pool scene so i ended up here. so i appreciate your comment more than you know! 😭😭
3:34 that look is so heartbreakingly terrifying. Her reality crumbled and she completely self destructed in that moment.
I caught on to the plot twist early when he said Abu Tarek went to work in prison. But the part that got me the most in this movie was when she desperately said “my daughter” to try to save the girl from burning on the bus. That exchange between those two women at that moment.... something else
I saw the guy in the pool but I thought it was "a" son of Tarek not the actual abuser. The guy barely aged that's why I didn't get it. It prison he must have been 16 at least. The twins delivered the card at 30 ish so Tarek was 46 but he barely aged.
@@cristiansalvo9592 that's what i searched for to, how come they don't recognize each other faces at this scene? i found out that nawal did but abu's not, due to a lot of prisoners he tortured, he can't barely sure remembers who are those people.
@@singalong2758This is why the twist is my least favorite thing about this movie. The more you think about it the less it makes sense, and since it is the basis of everything that happens in the movie it kind of ruins it
So you caught on to the twist literally 3 minutes before the twist is revealed? Hahaha that’s not really “early”.
@@Elias6233 what version did you see? It’s early in the movie too
"We've been searching for our brother and our biological father. What if I tell you, that one plus one, equals one?"
Which part was that in?
@@mjgfromDDD I made that up
Well thank I finally got it
ohh finally i understand what the one plus one = one means.
👍
Ok, I thought people were overselling that gasp, and I did not expect it to actually startle me
This was the most “holy fuck” movie I think I’ve ever seen. My heart was pounding when he read the letters.
Just watched this movie. I'm floored. My gut dropped out. It's such a powerful film.
you got oldboyed
tookashitto lmfaoooo
This is WAYYY worse than that.
K better imo. People love Oldboy because of its style but this is a better film and easier to follow
MM02 lmao piss of this isn’t even close to oldboy
Uesli Osmani Incendies is better. Oldboy is just stylistic and looks cool but as a movie it’s not as good.
Im such a huge fan of Villeneuve. He is not scared of taking the route untravelled. This is his masterpiece. He is not built for warner Bros stuff. It is what spoiled Nolan.
What do you want say?
@@navinsabban6521 He shouldn't lap up big projects by big producers which cut off his creativity. for example Blade Runner. He is meant to tell great intimate stories in cinema.
@@prafullaghildiyal2796 ya thats right
i dont think WB has spoiled Nolan, they have made him even better by letting him make films that he wants, even though his films are big budgeted , he blends the conventional blockbuster (visuals, action set pieces) with concepts and genius of smaller films. For example- inception is big budgeted and has all the things a blockbuster would have but the concept and execution is like a smaller film like memento
@@prafullaghildiyal2796 Idk blade runner 2049 is one of my favorite movies of all time. Surpasses the original for me.
You can't unsee this movie once you have watched no matter how much you wish that you didn't see such a disturbing thing. It's a good film but it'll definitely turn your stomach
I don’t want to watch the full thing. What’s the TLDR?
@@Jesus420.69 a tldr would ruin the entire movie imo, try giving it a watch
Yeeeesh her gasp is terrifying
cathartic555 I felt chills the first time I watched her gasp in that scene. Scared the crap out of me. Brilliant.
How does an actor pull that off?!?! Feels like genuine emotion...
Ca m'a fait froid dans le dos..
Dude, it was most likely genuine. If not, the recreation of a genuine reaction. I can't imagine anyone NOT reacting that way in some capacity when they learn the truth of this story.
I saw it yesterday. When Jeanne had her gasp I felt like I was stroke by a lightning.
I stopped the film for at least 5 minutes, doing nothing but recover and cry
You can hear people talking about the gasp but not until you experience it for yourself do you realize how scary it is. It sent vibrations through my body and left aftershocks that physically hurt. Unreal
I literally cannot believe a GASP has had so much impact on so many people. My heart started pounding, my stomach dropped.
This movie is just a traumatizing masterpiece. Completely underrated. One of the favorites of all time, God, I love it. So powerful
This movie is number 1 in my list of Danis's movies. Probably, one of the best out of best ever.
“No, he did not work with Abu Tarek, your father.”
[stomach, jaw drop]
I did not want to believe it until I saw the flashback scene. Damn.
I knew right then, but was hoping I was wrong.
THIS WAS IT!!! omg from there till the end, my jaw was DROPPED
My stomach clenched. I don’t think I’ve ever felt so sick. Phenomenal work on the filmmaker’s part
I actually knew it when we saw Abu Tarek in prison, when Jeanne is talking to the janitor. Not trying to sound overly smart, but I rememder thinking, okay..... Thats her son, and that will be the plottwist.... There had to be a reason for Abu Tarek being the father of the twins, he couldt just be some random guy.
Abu Tarek even looked like the boy with the inkdots being shaved in the intro. Very powerful story, very well made movie.
Denis is best when he can focus on philosophy and religion within drama movies, in my opinion. His balde runner is also cool, but I hope he will make more dramas like this, prisoners and arrival.
Just like everyone else in here, the gasp frightened me, it was piercing, but I still couldn't get what "1+1≠1" meant until they delivered Nihad the two letters, and then I had to pause and rush to the bathroom. That was shocking to say the least! Flawless acting, brilliant cinematography, and overall a hauntingly beautiful masterpiece.
1 father + 1 brother ≠ the same person
Couldnt u make out the guy with the tattoo in the swimming pool was abou tarek who was also nihad?
Basically the one plus one equals two meant that if there was one son and one father, they would be two different people. However, they found out that their father and brother was the same person. So basically, the son raped their mother, who was also his own mother.
This is a reference to the Syracuse conjecture, or the 3x+1 problem that is mentioned in the beginning of the movie
And the most impressive part about it is that it was a static long take that lasted over 1 minute. Usually in lesser movies, they would use shot-reverse shots.
1:09 I swear I had the same reaction. I came into conclusion since Simon first met Chemsedin, but I was desperately trying to stop that thought. And then that gasp... it felt like my world turned upside down.
About 8 years ago that I saw this movie. I never forgot it. The gasp. The twist. The appalling truth. I was so in shock that it took me a while to get my thoughts sorted...
I knew what was going on, i was pretty sure what the twist was at that moment
But the GASP fcked me so fcking hard , i felt the most goosebumps i'd felt in years
Me too
Those people who has a tendency to skip prolouge credits will miss the first part twist. The 3 dots are shown in the movie for 4 times. That guys birth, his abduction time, his sniper time and this time.
This kind of twist hunt you for days as it's hunting me
Dude same here. You can't unsee it once you have watched it
@@simplejack1360 Yeah.and other movies which are similar are The Green Mile,Oldboy,etc
Hands down the most jaw dropping twist I have ever seen. It did indeed stay with me for several days.
@@RMutt1 yeah man. If you loved this then you should watch 'The Oldboy' 2003 as well. So disturbing twist
@@simplejack1360 Yeah man. I was saying Why why why?
One of the best twists ever and it will have you gasping and in complete shock, what a film.
You should try watching predestination.
@@jezreeldejesus2677one of my favorites but this movie is just different
This one and Prisoners are still the best stuff this director has ever done.
what about Blade Runner 2: Electric Boogaloo
Blade Runner and Arrival are masterpieces
I love when Villenueve make original screenplay movie much more, such as this, Prisoners, Enemy and Arrival. Instead of adapted screenplay movies like Blade Runner and Dune. After all, he will always been great director in Hollywood!
@@Justin1anIncendies was actually based on a French-Canadian play. It’s good, I recommend it. The movie is better though.
Enemy is also so good
In my opinion; she thought for a second her brother lost his mind, like i thought.
I won’t forget the shock that went through my grade 10 French class when this scene happened.
Your teacher showed this movie to high schoolers? Your teacher has amazing taste.
"un plus un ca peut faire un?"...1:09: la reaction de Jeanne,simplement incroyable...
D'autant plus ironique, car 1 + 1 = 1 est une formule typique des mathématiques pures, qu'étudie le personnage de Jeanne
Just watched this haunting
masterpiece yesterday, Denis is such a brilliant storyteller and director.
Notice Nawal's eyes when they do the closeup on her face after she sits down. The area around her eyes slowly gets much darker. The life was being drained out of her when she found out the truth. What a horrible life she had to live.
movie went from 0 to 100 just like that
This film was amazing but haunting at the same time.
This movie had more horror than a horror movie..The climax twist was haunting 😢
I just finished this movie and I'm shocked. That gasp scared the shit out of me but once I understood the twist, I was just destroyed.
This movie broke me. This and "the hunt" were too much for me to handle.
What’s the hunt?
The hunt? Really? That movie is so fucking bad
@@023Whiplash the danish from Thomas Vinteberg
Hunt was heartbreaking
@@023Whiplash if you're talking about Jagten the you're out of your mind
Fuck, I just finished watching the movie. That gasp scared the shit out of me, I thought the movie turned into horror
Holy fck so trueee 😭
It did.
I've just come here to check whether I was the only one who got a heart attack from the gasp.
To learn that you're the product of rape is one thing, but to learn that you're also the product of incest is a whole other level of horror
Can you explain the context please
@@anxmlover SPOILER ALERT: the woman Nawal recognized her long-lost son through the tattoo on his heel. When she goes to greet him, she sees his face and instantly recognizes him as her prison rapist. Her long-lost son wound up being the same man who raped her in prison. On top of that, she ended up pregnant from the rapes and gave birth to twins Simon and Jeanne who went on a journey to locate their missing father and long-lost brother. Their father and their brother are the same person. That's the shocking plot twist. That's why Jeanne gasped so loudly when her brother Simon told her the news.
@donnahaynes138 thank you so much really 💗🥰
@donnahaynes138 ohh I get it now its actually traumatising this twist
It's a modern Oedipus story
Si seulement ce réalisateur pouvait refaire des films en français... Son meilleur film et de loin.
obligeancefrancaise Arrival était super bien aussi.
"My own son raped me" Omg gracious what must have been going through her mind when sat down near pool.Damn insanely mind bending movie props to the writer and director.So so glad this was not based on true story I would've cried me heart out for that women who had been through this kind of tragic life.
Story line doesn't make sense here that too with Lebanon background.
@@kothicamedarth2680Yeah, it doesn’t make any sense timeline wise. If her first son was born in 1970 as the movie states and the orphanage where he stayed at was burned down in 1974, so let’s then say she assassinated the Nationalist leader in 1975 and then spent 15 years in jail. Then that would make her son 20 years old when he raped her at the end of her sentence but the actor looked at least 30, and since her character died in 2009 as stated on the gravestone at the end of the movie then the twins would at most be 19 but they both looked 30+ years old. The movie makes no sense at all
@@mlbp2567THATS WHAT I THOUGHT!!!! I thought I was the only one, that's why I didn't get the ending because the guy didn't or barely aged. I thought the guy at the pool was "a" son of Tarek but not Tarek because he was identical and the twins were already 30s, so this guy's must have been at least 46 (assuming he was 16 torturing people in prison). But the guy didn't look like 46 at all, and that's the youngest guess because your numbers make more sense (20 in prison and 50 in tje pool)
@@kothicamedarth2680the age of Tarek doesn't make sense. He must have been like 50 in the pool but he barely aged
I couldn't even cry at this point of the movie, I was so shocked and horrified that my brain was empty, I'm still processing this film
Most impactful twist I’ve ever seen.
U need to rewatch the first scene
I knew there was going to be some kind of big reveal in the movie, therefore I actually knew it when we saw Abu Tarek in prison, when Jeanne is talking to the janitor. Not trying to sound overly smart, but I rememder thinking, okay..... Thats her son, and that will be the plottwist.... There had to be a reason for Abu Tarek being the father of the twins, he couldnt just be some random guy.
Abu Tarek even looked like the boy with the inkdots being shaved in the intro. Very powerful story, very well made movie.
Denis is best when he can focus on philosophical questions and religion within drama movies, in my opinion. His blade runner is also cool, but I hope he will make more dramas like this, prisoners and arrival.
Same but i couldn't believe it... I thought Villeneuve wouldn't go there... But he did. What a fucking dark film. Ironically cruel and dark. I wonder if DUNE (whether it gets released in theaters or directly on HBO max or both), will somehow encourage Villeneuve's future potential fans to take a look at his entire cinematography. Most of his fans have seen Prisoners, Blade Runner 2049, Arrival but tend to skip his previous (subbed) films. Incendies is not my favorite of his (because it's just too depressing), but i'll never forget it that's for sure.
@@clasifi1 Dune bored me to sleep but everything else is good
How ? The movie doesn't make any sense here bcz she is still single & searching for her son while she is a student-activist, women aren't single for such long period of time in Lebanese society
Same happened to me, I knew the plot twist since they told she was rapped in prision by Abu Tarek. What I didn't expect would scare me was Jeanne's gasp hahaha
Came here bcs I was curious about why ppl find it scary, and literally got a panic attack from the gasp sound. Holy shit.
What a profound world crushing revelation. I understood what happened a little earlier and connected the timeline. But that gasp was such a visceral reaction of horror.
How old are the twins supposed to be? Nihad was born in 1970, the mother died in 2009.Lets say the twins are 20, which they seem older than twenty. Nihad would have been about 18 when the twins were conceived. I guess that’s plausible, but if the twins are older than 20, he would have been pretty young. Do you think he was younger than 18? I guess war can do that to a kid. Dang. How awful. But there was redemption at the end. I felt at peace.
No nihad was 4 years old when she was jailed. And they sent nihad to rape her after 13 years. Which makes him 17 yrs old while screwing her.
Then the twins were born in 1988. Which makes them 21 years old in 2009. But yeah, they look much older.
PS: Nihad would be 39 years old in 2009.
Almost all Militia fighters in the Lebanese war were teenagers
They're 22 in the play
That is why I didn't get the twist.
She was prison for 15 years, she should have been studied what like few years after leaving her child?
That seemed too far fetched.
And I don't remember character faces because I am too dumb.
@@sudiprizalLOL it took me the first 30 minutes to definitively tell the mother from the daughter, though I had my hunches. Faces can be hard.
Her gasp was like a jumpscare.
My spine turned to ice.
Hot damn Denis!
I've never seen the movie before nor do i know the plot, but i just stumbled across this video and that gasp gave me actual goosebumps and i know a lot of people say that about a ton of movies and plot twists, but this is the first video, sence, movie, or story that ever did that to me, you know the acting is incredible when i don't even know the plot and it still left me shocked, amazing.
Bro i swear to god the ending got me shock the whole movie and got goosebumps and shivers all around me
Most frightening mathematical question EVER
That gasp scared the living shit out of me when I first watched it.
I'm strembling whenever I hearing the gasp sound 😭😭🤧🤧
Incendies is one of those great movies you do not forget. Its depth, richness and variety is like reading a great novel. But I’m not sure it’s the kind of film you want to watch twice. It was emotionally wrenching and draining.
U.s. southerners:
"What twist?"
This movie still gives me chills whenever Imagine the plot. Best mysterie/slow burning movie ever... 🤯
People are talking about this movie and this scene on twitter. I haven't watched it yet and decided to read the plot on its wikipedia page. I got heartbroken by the twist upon reading it there and watching this scene next makes it worse.
You should’ve watched the movie instead of reading the plot. You have lost the opportunity to feel by yourself the experience of this movie being watched for the first time.
What a shitty way to ruin a film
Her gasp made me a small panic attack and I thought he was the twist
This movie is in my top 3 of all time and this moment always remained with me. The story was beautifully told, the actors did an amazing job, and this moment was heartbreaking, on so many levels, but also provided them all with closure (of some sort). Absolutely stunning film, but incredibly hard to watch, at times ❤️.
1+1=1
i don't get it...
(but i haven't seen the film..)
watc the film its amazing then youll get it
Hail to the thief
i dont get it even after watch it, what is his mean by saying that ?
@@setioryski5961 the son and the father are the same person
I just watched this film. It has hit me in such a profound way.
This movie was a masterpiece. Kudos to the great Canadian Director, Denis Villeneuve (Dune, Blade Runner, Sicario, etc., etc.)
Wars can make from people monsters
People are what make wars
He means the people that grow up in the middle of the war
This gast just paced my heartbeat to amother crazy level
I could listen to it !!
The gasp is so terrifying but I watched it for 30 times
I had this thought on me about the twist in like halfway throughout the movie, and then I was like there's no way that's gonna happened. Oh boy, was I wrong.
Even after the actual reveal I need to pause for about a moment and still can't believe the tragedy.
Such a powerful movie
I haven’t watched the movie and that gasp fucked me up lmao
this was disturbing
when it comes to shocking twists this movie comes above all
Es realmente una obra maestra. Es una película excelente. Pero es tan dura y traumática que no puedo recomendársela a nadie. Con seguridad puedo decir que es todavía más impactante que Irreversible.
I had to read this book for my French class, and at the begining, i thoight it was going to be a boring book. But now i'm watching the movie, this story got one of the biggest plot twist i've never seen. I definitly recommend it.
This movie reminds me of 'Oldboy'
Great fucked up films
The american or asian Oldboy?
@@DrHoe-dm6kr Obviously the Korean one. We don't talk about Spike Lee's version. God damn that movie is awful compared to the brilliant original.
@@DrHoe-dm6kr what American one? I do not know of any American version of oldboy. Go home, you must be drunk.
Yes that was flim that makes me to expect the worst thing that can happen in flims like this
Imagine the astonishment followed by the shell shock
Monsters should keep this in mind, what if it was your mother/daughter/sister? Every woman is someone.
My dramatic lit teacher just popped this film on like it was any other movie to keep us occupied during a slow week. Jesus dude.
I accidentally spoiled this by looking at the plot on wiki. the gasp still gave me the chills
That gasp scared the guts out of me
Hi u put that hasp in 0.25x and say the review to me pls
@@nirmalakrishnan8756 oh my God I'm so freaking scared
@@salmasakr4455 really
This movie and particularly this scene has scarred me forever. Once in a while I just happen to recall this movie and get so hurt again by what happened to her and the whole situation itself, including what the son must have felt when he learned the truth. It's just too painful, man.
That gasp was just out of script.... That's exactly how she was feeling knowing about truth...🥺
I can't believe I didn't recognize him
Fucking gasp goddammit im on earphones!!!
فيلم مستحيل أنساه😢😢 حرائق 😢😢 الحروب ومصاءبها في الشرق الأوسط
لبنان وما أدراك ما لبنان
سلام شو اسم الفيلم
For me this was the movie that most moved me in the last decade. What a story. Incredible that some people in this world have to suffer this kind of things. I know Lebanon very well - however, I am far too young to have experienced the horror of war.
that gasp is fucking terrifying my god
bir artı bir,bir olabilir mi? repliğinden sonra şu ablanın iç çekişi ve şokunda kanım donuyor ekrana bakakalıyorum
I like how the twist is foreshadowed on the title. Probably unintentional but you get it by adding a few letters on the ince syllabus.
Really, how ?
What letters?
@@jonsinatra3194 SPOILERS!!!:
S and T
@@Genshinmaniak99 Stincendies? I don't get it ):
@@jonsinatra3194
No man after "Ince", after the "e" add the two letters.
Anybody who can read between the lines will have worked out what is going on pretty much as soon as the scene where she tattoos the babies foot before giving it away. The tattoo is the Chekovs gun
Only masterpiece I don’t intend to rewatch.
You could say the ending in the pool was a family reunion. Lol
lol
For once, this is not a film to make jokes about
Tf wrong with you man 😭🙏😂
I've never been so scared of a gasp in my entire life