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Ashes and Blood (2009)
Directed by Fanny Ardant
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…
Length 105 minutes
Actors
Ronit Elkabetz | Abraham Belaga | Marc Ruchmann | Claire Bouanich | Olga Tudorache | Ion Besoiu | Tudor Istodor | Madalina Constantin | Răzvan Vasilescu | Andrei Araditz | Ion Cosma | Zoltan Butuc | Mircea Andreescu | Maria Arabo | Raphaël Ayoun