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Elena
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Title: Elena

Release Date: 11 Apr 2013

Runtime: 1h 22m

Genre: Documentary, Drama

Director: JustFilms / Ford Foundation, Tribeca Film Institute, Wide House

Production Companies: JustFilms / Ford Foundation, Tribeca Film Institute, Wide House

Overview: Petra heads to New York in search of her older sister after a long time of being separated. They are both movie actresses and heirs of the wounds of the Brazilian dictatorship. But Petra has only a few clues: home movies, newspaper clippings, a diary...

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.31 (92 votes)

Cast

  • Self: Li An
  • Self (archive footage): Elena Andrade
  • Self: Petra Costa
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