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After the Ashes

2026 · 89 min

A slow, haunting plunge into memory and movement, where every gesture feels weighted with inherited sorrow.

Directed by
Laetitia Demessence
Genres
Drama
Starring
Francis Ducharme, Martin Dubreuil, Diana León
Overview
Leonor joins a contemporary dance company to unravel the mystery of Oraison, a mythical piece performed by her mother thirty years ago, in the hope of understanding what shattered her. She discovers a ritual in which every gesture summons up the ghosts of the past and reopens the wounds of a lineage.

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Directed by
Laetitia Demessence
Genres
Drama
Starring
Francis Ducharme, Martin Dubreuil, Diana León
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • memory
  • grief
  • identity
  • family
  • art
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror3
Humour1
Realism7
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
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Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
89 min
Country
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Languages
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