Ashes

Diego Luna has made a very powerful immigrant story, elevated by great performances.

Lucila travels from Mexico with her younger brother to reunite with their mother, who moved to Madrid a few years earlier in hopes of a better life. When they arrive in Spain, they are met with a reality very different from what 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 role in Y tu mamá también to the blockbuster Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and the series Andor. Here, he has directed a very powerful immigrant story, featuring a fantastic central performance by Anna Diaz as Lucila.