Incendies (2010) When Nawal Marwan dies, she leaves instructions for her twin children, Jeanne and Simon, to find their father and half-brother. Retracing their mother’s steps, they discover their elder half-brother was born out-of-wedlock to their Christian mother and a Muslim. To minimize the family’s shame, he was hidden in a local orphanage, but Nawal… Continue reading Best of the 2010s
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While the California fires burn, the lady in number 6 saves our lives
Let the Fire Burn (2013 film) Did you know city leaders in Philadelphia once bombed a residential apartment? How did we collectively forget one of the largest cities in the United States once decided to murder its own people? MOVE was a bizarre radical origination led by John Africa. Its members destroyed sidewalks in order to plant… Continue reading While the California fires burn, the lady in number 6 saves our lives