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Ashes

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Lucila leaves Mexico with her younger brother to reunite with their mother in Madrid, who had left a few years earlier to chase a better future. When they finally arrive, the bitter, suffocating reality that awaits them proves far harsher than Lucila had imagined. Still, she is determined to make the most of this fragile new life.

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Carlos Aguilar IndieWire 20h
A-
The tonal subtlety of “Ashes,” which doesn’t undermine its quietly heartbreaking poignancy, showcases an artistic maturity on Luna’s part. Go to Full Review Tim Grierson Screen International 23h
Without sentimentality or melodramatics, Ashes honours its characters’ battle to persevere. Go to Full Review Steve Pond TheWrap 23h
Luna lays out a life in little flashes, and Anna Diaz holds the screen as he does. “Ashes” is a quiet return to directing, but it’s unsettling and hard to shake. Go to Full Review Àngel Quintana Caimán Cuadernos de Cine 30m
The result is a sober and painful work, at times overly sentimental. A film marked by the inexorable weight of tragedy but also by a sensitive gaze toward those characters who try, despite everything, to find a way to move forward.[Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Santiago Echeverría EscribiendoCine 42m
8/10
Ashes offers neither answers nor solace. Its journey is more like an accumulation of layers that slowly coalesce into something else. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Gregory Ellwood The Playlist 7h
B
We’re not sure Lucila is a fighter, but she’s a survivor. And over the course of the film, she endures a lot of life lessons in a very short period of time. So when Diaz finally lets Lucila’s joy or pain cry out, it strikes you. And sticks with you. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Diego Luna

Director

Anna Díaz

Actor

Adriana Paz

Actor

Luisa Huertas

Actor

Guillermo Rios

Actor

Sergio "Keko" Bautista

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Movie Info

Synopsis Lucila leaves Mexico with her younger brother to reunite with their mother in Madrid, who had left a few years earlier to chase a better future. When they finally arrive, the bitter, suffocating reality that awaits them proves far harsher than Lucila had imagined. Still, she is determined to make the most of this fragile new life.
Director
Diego Luna
Producer
Inna Payán, Valérie Delpierre, Luis Salinas, Diego Rabasa, Diego Luna
Screenwriter
Abia Castillo, Diego Rabasa, Diego Luna
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Spanish
Runtime
1h 38m