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A stadium bomb, a guilt-ridden affair, and Michelle Williams unraveling in real time.
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IMDb
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Rotten Tomatoes
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Audience Score
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Incendiary (2008)

grief-soakedmorally messyclaustrophobic

Overview

DramaRomanceThriller

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

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Content warning
football (soccer)woman directorattackgriefreligionrevengeterrorismreporterbombbeach+5 more

Standout Aspects

Acting

Michelle Williams' raw, unraveling physicality.

Direction

Maguire's invasive close-ups that refuse comfort.

Writing

The unsentimental voiceover that judges its own protagonist.

Best for:Solo: When you want to feel bad on purpose.·Streaming: Late night, lights off, emotional damage incoming.
Heads up:Disturbing: Prolonged child death grief; bomber's perspective humanized.·Triggers: Terrorism depicted intimately; self-harm ideation throughout.
Sharon Maguire

Director

Sharon Maguire

ReleasedJan 20, 2008
Runtime1h 53m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow
Intensityhigh
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Budget$10M
Film4 Productions
UK Film Council

Top Cast

Ewan McGregor

Ewan McGregor

Jasper Black

Michelle Williams

Michelle Williams

Young Mother

Matthew Macfadyen

Matthew Macfadyen

Terrance

Nicholas Gleaves

Nicholas Gleaves

Lenny

Sidney Johnston

Sidney Johnston

The Boy

Sasha Behar

Sasha Behar

The Bomber's Wife

Ed Hughes

Ed Hughes

Danny Walsh

Alibe Parsons

Alibe Parsons

Pearl

Stewart Wright

Stewart Wright

Charlie

Nicholas Courtney

Nicholas Courtney

Archbishop of Canterbury

Paul Blackwell

Paul Blackwell

Stadium Survivor

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Trivia

Sharon Maguire directed Bridget Jones's Diary; this was her deliberate pivot to 'unwatchable' intimacy.

Cultural

Released months before the 7/7 London bombings inquest, it was criticized as exploitative and withdrawn from some UK festivals.

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