Led by the Ashes
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10/8/2026Runtime
85 minsOverview
Two sisters, Bethânia and Laura, reunite to discuss a family matter. They travel the roads of the Pernambuco hinterland in search of their father's body, Seu Lauro. At home, Bethânia's daughter edits a video in which the living and the dead become intertwined in a game of silences and revelations. Ao Sabor das Cinzas (Led by the Ashes) is a magical realism piece about the collapse of communication and grief conveyed in real time.
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A haunting meditation on family fracture and loss, woven through the parallel journeys of two sisters searching for their father's body and a granddaughter's video blurring the boundary between the living and the dead. It's a slow, lyrical exploration of how grief silences us.
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