Ash Wednesday (2002 film)

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Ash Wednesday
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Film poster
Directed by Edward Burns
Written byEdward Burns
Produced byEdward Burns
Margot Bridger
StarringEdward Burns
Elijah Wood
Rosario Dawson
Oliver Platt
CinematographyRussell Lee Fine
Edited byDavid Greenwald
Music by David Shire
Production
company
Malboro Road Gang Productions
Distributed by Focus Features
IFC Productions
Release dates
  • May 11, 2002 (2002-05-11)(Tribeca)
  • October 11, 2002 (2002-10-11)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
Spanish
Box office$2,942

Ash Wednesday is a 2002 American crime drama film written and directed by Edward Burns. It stars Burns alongside Elijah Wood and Rosario Dawson. [1] The film is set in the early 1980s in New York City's Hell's Kitchen neighborhood and tells the story of a pair of Irish-American brothers who become embroiled in a conflict with the Irish mob.

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Plot

In Hell's Kitchen on Ash Wednesday in 1983, rumors are spreading that Francis Sullivan's (Edward Burns) younger brother Sean (Elijah Wood), who has been presumed dead for three years, has reappeared. However, when it seems that Sean's life might be in danger again, Francis helps to get Sean and his wife Grace (Rosario Dawson) out of the city while avoiding a war between rival factions. However, Francis stays back to stop Moran (Oliver Platt). The film closes with Francis wiping the cross of ashes from his forehead before stepping outside the pub and being killed by a gunshot.

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Critical reception and box office

The film holds a 25% "rotten" rating on the website Rotten Tomatoes based on an aggregate score of 16 reviews. [2] On Metacritic, the film holds a score of 40 out of 100 based on 7 critics, indicating mixed or average reviews. [3] The film was released in two theaters and grossed less than $3,000.

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References

  1. "Ash Wednesday (2001)". BFI. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  2. Ash Wednesday at Rotten Tomatoes
  3. Ash Wednesday , retrieved 10 December 2022