Ashes and Blood
5.9
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...
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Cast
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Ronit Elkabetz
Judith
Known for
Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem
The Band's Visit
Abraham Belaga
Pashko
Known for
The Borgias
Babylon A.D.
Fanny Ardant
Known for
8 Women
La Belle Époque
Paulo Branco
Gérard de Battista
Ismail Kadare
Marc Ruchmann
Ismaël
Known for
The Chalet
The Hook Up Plan
Tudor Giurgiu
Célia Lafitedupont
Claire Bouanich
Mira
Known for
The Butterfly
The Prey
Isabel Branco
Olga Tudorache
Venera
Also in
Michael the Brave
An Unforgettable Summer
Fanny Ardant Director · Ismail Kadare Author David Moreau Composer
Budget $3M · First release June 18, 2009 · Produced in France, Romania, Portugal
Box office
Budget
$3,000,000
Production
Alfama Films
Production
ARTE
Production
Hirsch
Production
Libra Film
Production
DD Productions
Production
StudioCanal
Production
ARTE France Cinéma
Production
CinéCinéma
Production
Clap Filmes
Production
Romanian National Center for Cinematography
Production
France · Romania · Portugal
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Languages
Original title
Cendres et sang
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French · Romanian
Release dates
Italy · June 18, 2009
Taormina Film Festival
France · September 9, 2009
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Brazil
October 23, 2009 · São Paulo International Film Festival
Germany
March 21, 2013 · TV premiere
Greece
April 19, 2010 · Festival du Film Francophone
Portugal
January 7, 2010
Sweden
February 4, 2010 · Göteborg International Film Festival
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