Ash Wednesday

Le jour des cendres

“After Carnival comes the time to mourn”

The last day of Carnival—Ash Wednesday. February 1976. Saint-Esprit, Martinique. After living in mainland France for several years under the BUMIDOM program, Liéna returns to her family, sitting numb with grief in the back of the hearse bringing home the body of her younger sister, who had died in the mainland. Arriving at the family home makes the reunion painful. The period of mourning will bring a sorrowful realization...

Director

Amingo Thora

Screenplay

Bénédicte Bonheur

Music

David Donatien

Music

Christophe Rangoly

Status

Released

Release date

22/09/2026

Original language

French