Ashes and Blood (2009)

  • U
  • 09/09/2009 (FR)
  • Drama
  • 1h 45m

Overview

Exiled from her country since her husband's murder ten years earlier, Judith lives in Marseille with her three children. After having refused to see her family for years, Judith, in spite of her fears and secrets, allows herself to be influenced by her children's wishes and accepts an invitation to their cousin's wedding. They set off to spend a summer in the old country, discovering their roots and their past. But Judith's return revives old hatreds between rival clans. The spiral of violence is inexorably set in motion, blood will tell...

Fanny Ardant

Screenplay, Director

Ismail Kadare

Novel

Cast

Ronit Elkabetz's headshot

Ronit Elkabetz

Judith
Abraham Belaga's headshot

Abraham Belaga

Pashko
Marc Ruchmann's headshot

Marc Ruchmann

Ismaël
Claire Bouanich's headshot

Claire Bouanich

Mira
Olga Tudorache's headshot

Olga Tudorache

Venera
Ion Besoiu's headshot

Ion Besoiu

Timos
Tudor Aaron Istodor's headshot

Tudor Aaron Istodor

Louppos
Mădălina Constantin's headshot

Mădălina Constantin

Ilaria

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