Ashes and Embers
Ashes and Embers ★★ 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. 120m/C VHS . John Anderson, Evelyn Blackwell; D: Haile Gerima.
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