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Ashes and Blood

Ashes and Blood

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Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 9, 2009

Runtime

1h 45m

Genres

Drama

User Score

67%

Original Title

Cendres et sang

Production Companies

Alfama Films, ARTE, Hirsch, Libra Film, DD Productions

Director

Fanny Ardant

Budget

$3,000,000

Description

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...