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Ash Wednesday   2002         R, 98 min. Genre: Drama Director: Edward Burns   Cast: Edward Burns, Elijah Wood, Rosario Dawson, Oliver Platt, Malachy McCourt, James Handy, Julie Hale, Pat McNamara, Jimmy Burke, Michael Leydon Campbell   Francis (Edward Burns), now a bartender, was once a tough guy in the Hell's Kitchen section of Manhattan. But after his brother, Sean (Elijah Wood), was (presumably) killed three years ago, in 1980, Francis had gone straight. When Sean is spotted in the neighborhood, the crime boss reacts. Meanwhile, Francis has been very friendly with Sean's widow (Rosario Dawson).