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Land of Ashes

Ceniza negra

2019

On the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica, a thirteen-year-old girl left in the care of her grandfather confronts loss and the mystery of death, imagining that the dead simply shed their skins to become something else. A dreamlike coming-of-age drama.

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Part of 10 Essential Films from Costa Rica

This film is stop 9 of 10 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Costa Rica. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

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