Ashes and Blood

Ashes and Blood

105 mins | Sept. 9, 2009

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...

Ashes and Blood

105 mins | Sept. 9, 2009

Ashes and Blood
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...
IMDb rating 5.9
Producers ARTE, DD Productions, Hirsch, Alfama Films, Libra Film
Original title Cendres et sang
Directors Fanny Ardant
Writers Ismail Kadare, Fanny Ardant

Cast

Ronit Elkabetz

as Judith

Abraham Belaga

as Pashko

Marc Ruchmann

as Ismaël

Claire Bouanich

as Mira

Olga Tudorache

as Venera

Ion Besoiu

as Timos

Tudor Aaron Istodor

as Louppos

Andrei Araditz

as Ramian (as Andrei Aradits)

Ion Cosma

as Slator

Zoltan Butuc

as Le fiancé de Judith