Incendiary (2008/I)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Sharon Maguire

Writers:

Chris Cleave (book)
Sharon Maguire (screenplay)

Release Date:

24 October 2008 (UK)

Genre:

Drama | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

The truth can blow you apart.

Plot:

An adulterous woman's life is torn apart when her husband and infant son are killed in a suicide bombing at a soccer match.

Plot Keywords:

Beach | Mother | Caravan | Female Nudity | Adultery

Cast

Michelle Williams	...	Young Mother
Ewan McGregor	...	Jasper Black
Matthew Macfadyen	...	Terrance
Sidney Johnston	...	The Boy
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jonathan Andrews	...	Policeman
Ehti Aslam
Sasha Behar	...	Bomber's Wife
Robin Berry	...	Dazed Supporter
Gavin Brocker	...	Detective Tony Jackson
Nicholas Courtney	...	Archbishop of Canterbury
Chris Ellis	...	The Dead Son
Monty Fromant	...	Security Guard
Nicholas Gleaves	...	Lenny
Edward Hughes	...	Danny Walsh
Usman Khokhar	...	Bomber's Son
Chris Mansfield	...	Police Officer
Joe Marshall	...	Gary
Ricci McLeod
Terry McShane	...	Mourner
Brian Meggs	...	Supporter
Thomas Meggs	...	Supporter
Julie Rochford	...	Dazed Supporter
Enzo Squillino Jr.	...	Newsagent
Satu Suominen
Michael Thompson
Tola	...	Football Player / Supporter
Benjamin Wilkin	...	Policeman
Chris Wilson	...	CO19 Officer
Simon Wilson	...	Commuter on train

MPAA:

Rated R for a strong sex scene and brief language.

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Ireland:16 | Finland:K-13 | USA:R | Netherlands:12 | Portugal:M/12

Filming Locations:

Camber Sands, Camber, East Sussex, England, UK

Company:

Aramid Entertainment Fund

Trivia:

Natalie Dormer filmed two days, playing the role of Ewan McGregor's girlfriend, but her role ended up on the cutting room floor. Nevertheless, she called it a "great experience".

Goofs:

Continuity: In the scene where her husband's boss is taking her to the memorial for the dead, her facial cuts are quite healed and well into the scarring stage. But a few minutes later in the scene where she's watching home movies, her facial cuts appear to be freshly scabbed over and quite irritated around the edges.

Quotes:

Young Mother: I've heard it said that grief is like an animal to some. With a life of its own and we are at its mercy. I don't know about that. Grief is the stillness of the world the moment my boy left it. It's that quiet rain that never stops falling. They say that grief transforms us. I know it's transforming me, but into what?

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Everyone is a critic!

I have seen a negative review on this movie and I have to say that I am very tired of people picking apart movies to show how smart they think they are! This was a tragic and beautifully filmed movie that reminded me so much of The Sweet Hereafter. I believe that some people have a hard time watching others go through tragedy and grief and are uncomfortable expressing themselves. This movie drew a lump to my throat the size of a golf ball and made me hug my son extra hard at bedtime. Michelle Williams gives another outstanding performance and Ewan MacGregor is, as always, a complete pleasure to watch on screen. This film will come out on DVD this year and I would urge anyone with a heart to embrace it.