A widower hunts his wife's killer for answers, but finds something far more dangerous: the truth about himself.
After the death of his beloved wife in a devastating fire, Jonathon Soter's life is in ruins. Drinking to excess and barely holding down his job as a teacher, he's a man lost with nothing to live for. But the sudden news that the boy who killed his wife, Scottish born Donald McKinley, has been released early from prison, brings monumental change for Soter and gives him a new motivation. He begins a journey to a small coastal town, where he hopes to find his tormentor, to find an answer and perhaps to ultimately find redemption. Exploring the themes of loss, forgiveness, revenge and the tragedy of an existence locked in the past, Ashes is a complex character study and a thrilling dramatic modern fable.
Acting
Rupert Procter's hollowed-out grief is devastating to watch.
Cinematography
Bleak Scottish coast becomes a character in its own right.
Writing
Subverts revenge thriller expectations with brutal emotional honesty.
Director
Alan Coulson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Alan Coulson's background in documentary filmmaking explains the uncomfortably intimate, almost invasive close-ups on Procter's face.
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