Ashes

2015
1h 40m

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After the death of his beloved wife in a devastating fire, Jonathon Soter's life is in ruins. Drinking to excess and barely holding down his job as a teacher, he's a man lost with nothing to... Read allAfter the death of his beloved wife in a devastating fire, Jonathon Soter's life is in ruins. Drinking to excess and barely holding down his job as a teacher, he's a man lost with nothing to live for. But the sudden news that the boy who killed his wife, Scottish born Donald McKi... Read allAfter the death of his beloved wife in a devastating fire, Jonathon Soter's life is in ruins. Drinking to excess and barely holding down his job as a teacher, he's a man lost with nothing to live for. But the sudden news that the boy who killed his wife, Scottish born Donald McKinley, has been released early from prison, brings monumental change for Soter and gives hi... Read all

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7.0/10

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8Jaspa1982

A strong low budget drama

A little slow to start as we get to know the people and their relationships but picks up with some really good tense scenes between the various characters. We really care about the two leads, one the husband of a woman killed in a fire, the other the young lad who killed her. Both are broken by what happened. In fact all the various characters we meet are lost or trapped in some way. The acting by relatively unknown actors is very good throughout. The story builds to a surprising and powerful - and very moving - ending. Well worth a look.

9tomharris-62707

One of the most interesting films I've seen all year!

It's an incredible film, really moving and really didn't end the way I thought it would, in a weird way it's almost a feel good film.

Really interesting writing and endearing acting, top notch work

7filmmakerdom8

Interesting indie film

Cool indie movie shot in a scenic coastal town. Themes of loss and revenge and redemption.

8thisyear-10904

Wonderfully acted

A wonderfully acted film with a powerful and moving ending. The film is well paced, not too slow as I have seen some reviews say. I thought the pace was right for the story of these people who are all lost and who are all stuck in the past, unable to move forward. There are a couple of sequences with hardly any dialogue that I thought were brilliant. I also thought it was quite a spiritual story, with a few religious symbols and themes.

A well told, emotional story about loss and the power of forgiveness.

9dmmyer1

A nice change from typical revenge films

Ashes sets up the type of scenario that we're use to seeing in pretty most revenge films then it starts to play out differently as the story progresses towards the end. Great performances are given from all of the cast, some magnificent cinematic visuals are seen throughout the film, wonderful locations in England / Scotland fill up nicely in the frame, and a good combination of composed music / pre-recorded songs mix well into some of the film's sequences. Ashes was an overall excellent film to watch.