Ashes and Embers Movie Review 1982

A black Vietnam vet in Los Angeles has trouble fitting into society, eventually running afoul of the police. Ethiopian-born director Gerima endows vital subject matter with a properly alienated mood.

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Available on VHS
Running time 120 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Vietnam War, African America, Veterans

Cast

John Anderson, Evelyn Blackwell

Director

Haile Gerima