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Ashes and Embers (1982)

Жанр : драма

Время выполнения : 2Ч 9М

Директор : Haile Gerima

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Ashes and Embers is an original screenplay by Haile Gerima, about a Vietnam veteran, who, several years after the war, is struggling to come to terms with his role in the war, and his role as a Black person in America. He survives by working odd jobs in Washington, D.C. and living with his girlfriend and her son. When criticism of his alienated behavior come from her and a father figure too often, he runs to the streets or to his grandmother's rural house in Virginia. Her criticism and his memories of the past both send him fleeing again to Los Angeles, where he is surrounded by superficial people who have forgotten how to be compassionate human beings. It is here that the advice of his friends and grandmother combine to transform him from an embittered ex-soldier to a strong and confident man.

Актеры

Evelyn A. Blackwell
Evelyn A. Blackwell
Grandma
John Anderson
John Anderson
Grandson
Norman Blalock
Norman Blalock
Jim
Kathy Flewellen
Kathy Flewellen
Liza Jane
Uwezo Flewellen
Uwezo Flewellen
Kimathi
Barry Wiggins
Barry Wiggins
Randolph

Экипажи

Haile Gerima
Haile Gerima
Director
Haile Gerima
Haile Gerima
Writer
Haile Gerima
Haile Gerima
Producer
Agustín Cubano
Agustín Cubano
Director of Photography

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