Ashes And Embers

– Ashes and Embers is an original screenplay by Haile Gerima, about a Vietnam veteran, who, several ye..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.80 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours
Release Year:
1982
Ashes and Embers (1982)

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.

Producing Country:
USA
Filming Locations:
Genre:
Release Date:

17 Nov 1982

Language:

English

Director:

Haile Gerima

Writer:

Haile Gerima

Main Actors:

John Anderson, Evelyn A. Blackwell, Norman Blalock, Kathy Flewellen

Plot:

A troubled Vietnam veteran hoping to forget the war and reconnect with American life struggles with disillusionment, self-worth, and cynicism.

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.0/10