Rotten Tomatoes
Cancel Movies Tv shows RT App News Showtimes

Ashes and Embers

Play trailer Poster for Ashes and Embers 1982 2h 0m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
Tomatometer 2 Reviews Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
An embittered veteran of the Vietnam War attempts to come to terms with his past and his current place as a black man in America.

Critics Reviews

View More
Jas Keimig The Stranger (Seattle, WA) 01/20/2022
Exploring Black identity and PTSD, the film's esoteric quality can be confusing, but it's an exceptional look inside the alienation of a Black veteran. Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 05/17/2019
B
It's a rare black experience film telling it as it is Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

View More
10/06/2019 "It takes a village". . . to hope, to challenge, to join, to hold up, to heal. Extraordinary movie about a wounded (PTSD) soldier's road to recovery. See more Read all reviews
Ashes and Embers

My Rating

Read More Read Less POST RATING WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW

Cast & Crew

View All

Haile Gerima

Director

John Anderson

Ned Charles

Evelyn A. Blackwell

Grandma

Norman Blalock

Jim

Kathy Flewellen

Liza Jane

Uwezo Flewellen

Kimathi
View All

Ashes and Embers

Ashes and Embers (1982) View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis An embittered veteran of the Vietnam War attempts to come to terms with his past and his current place as a black man in America.
Director
Haile Gerima
Producer
Haile Gerima
Screenwriter
Haile Gerima
Production Co
Mypheduh Films
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 5, 2016
Runtime
2h 0m