Ashes and Blood

Cendres et sang

Title:

Ashes and Blood

Genres:

Companies:

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

Countries:

France, Romania, Portugal

Release Date:

2009-09-09

Runtime:

105

Languages:

Français, Română

Status:

Released

Budget:

$3000000

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...