Ashes

Diego Luna has created a powerful story about immigration, elevated by strong performances.

Lucila travels from Mexico with her younger brother to reunite with their mother in Madrid, where she moved a few years earlier in hopes of finding a better life. When they arrive in Spain, they are met with a reality very different from the one they imagined. Life in Madrid is suffocating and brutal. Still, Lucila is determined to make the most of their new life.

Director Diego Luna is best known as an actor, from his breakthrough film Y tu mamá también to the blockbuster Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and the series Andor. Here, he directs a powerful story about immigration, featuring a fantastic leading performance by Anna Diaz as Lucila.