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Ashes and Embers

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Ashes and Embers
Directed byHaile Gerima
StarringSee below
Release date
  • 1982 (1982)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Ashes and Embers is a 1982 American drama film directed by Haile Gerima and starring John Anderson.

Plot

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Ashes and Embers is a two-hour film about the travails of black urban life. It is the story of a moody and disillusioned black veteran of the Vietnam War.[1]

Cast

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  • John Anderson as Ned Charles
  • Evelyn A. Blackwell as Grandma
  • Norman Blalock as Jim
  • Kathy Flewellen as Liza Jane
  • Uwezo Flewellen as Kimathi
  • Barry Wiggins as Randolph

Fellow filmmakers Billy Woodberry and Bernard Nicolas make brief cameo appearances in the film.

Awards and honors

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In 1983, director Haile Gerima won the FIPRESCI Prize for Forum of New Cinema at the Berlin International Film Festival for Ashes and Embers.

References

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  1. ^ Maslin, Janet, New York Times, "Review: Ashes and Embers", November 17, 1982.
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