Ashes and Blood

Ashes and Blood (Cendres et sang) is a 2009 internationally co-produced drama film directed by Fanny Ardant. It was given a special screening at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.

Plot
A widow, Judith returns to Marseille with her children for the wedding of her sister-in-law. Judith's husband was murdered in a vendetta-killing a decade earlier. In keeping with the Greek tragedy tradition of the film, violent family rivalries unravel with fatal consequences.

Cast

 * Ronit Elkabetz as Judith
 * Abraham Belaga as Pashko
 * Marc Ruchmann as Ismaël
 * Claire Bouanich as Mira
 * Fanny Ardant
 * Zoltán Butuc as Fiancé de Judith
 * Mădălina Constantin
 * Oana Pellea
 * Olga Tudorache
 * Răzvan Vasilescu
 * Ion Besoiu

Reception
Libération described it as "stunning, magnificent, beautiful and dazzling". The newspaper also remarked it was a remarkable achievement for a directorial debut, continuing to praise the strength of the cinematography. The newspaper also praised the casting, "the great Ronit Elkabetz is a tremendous credit, as well as the Romanian revelation, Mădălina Constantin."