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Released 18 years ago.
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Incendiary
"One moment can change a life forever."
2008 1h 53m EN
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Synopsis
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A woman's life is torn apart when her husband and infant son are killed in a suicide bombing at a soccer match.
“One moment can change a life forever.”
Cast
Michelle Williams
Young Mother
Ewan McGregor
Jasper Black
Matthew Macfadyen
Terrance
Nicholas Gleaves
Lenny
Sidney Johnston
The Boy
Usman Khokhar
The Bomber's Son
Sasha Behar
The Bomber's Wife
Ed Hughes
Danny Walsh
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Sharon Maguire
- Writers
- Sharon Maguire
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Sharon Maguire, shot by Ben Davis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Shigeru Umebayashi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Valerio Bonelli shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Michelle Williams and Ewan McGregor and Matthew Macfadyen carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "One moment can change a life forever.".
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IMDB entry: tt0984200 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Sharon Maguire directs. Ben Davis behind the camera. Shigeru Umebayashi scores. Valerio Bonelli cuts. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 18 years ago.
- 2Directed by Sharon Maguire, shot by Ben Davis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Shigeru Umebayashi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Valerio Bonelli shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Michelle Williams and Ewan McGregor and Matthew Macfadyen carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "One moment can change a life forever.".
- 7IMDB entry: tt0984200 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Classified under 15 themes, including "adultery", "london, england", "beach", "bomb".
- 9Released under 10 different titles around the world.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Ben Davis
- Original score
- Shigeru Umebayashi
- Editing
- Valerio Bonelli
- Production design
- Kave Quinn
- Costume design
- Stephanie Collie
- Makeup / hair
- Sarita Allison
- Sound
- Chris Burdon
- Runtime
- 113 min · 1h 53m
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $10,000,000
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Sharon Maguire
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- WI
Wild Bear Films
GB
- AR
Aramid Entertainment
GB
- AR
Archer Street Productions
GB
Capitol Films
GB
- IN
Incendiary
- SN
Sneak Preview Films
UK Film Council
GB
Film4 Productions
GB
Key crew
- ProducerAndy Paterson
- ProducerAdrienne Maguire
- ProducerAnand Tucker
- ProducerMaurice Allen
- NovelChris Cleave
- ProducerRebby Gregg
- ProducerKami Naghdi
- Executive ProducerPhilip Erdoes
- Line ProducerRosa Romero
- Executive ProducerDaria Jovicic
- Production DesignKave Quinn
- Executive ProducerSimon Fawcett
- Line ProducerGuy Tannahill
- Executive ProducerTessa Ross
- EditorValerio Bonelli
- CastingPriscilla John
- CastingOrla Maxwell
- Costume DesignStephanie Collie
- Makeup ArtistSarita Allison
- Makeup ArtistFaye De Bremaeker
- HairstylistRebecca Cole
- Makeup ArtistNatalie Reid
- Dialogue EditorRichard Fordham
- Art DirectionAlexandra Walker
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- adultery
- london, england
- beach
- bomb
- camping
- delusion
- revenge
- grief
- attack
- religion
- reporter
- terrorism
- football (soccer)
- guilt
- woman director
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2008-01-20
Also known as
International titles
- Blown ApartJP
- GyújtóbombaHU
- IncendiárioBR
- Tyfli epithesiGR
- KundakçiTR
- IncendiaryGB
- IncendiaryES
- Sin motivo aparenteES
- Blown ApartSE
- Blown ApartDE
