CinemaOSMovie · 2013 · 1h 22m

Elena

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A Brazilian actress travels to New York in search of her long-lost sister, piecing together fragments of the past while confronting the lasting scars of the Brazilian dictatorship.

Directed byPetra Costa

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 22m
Language
PT
Released
April 11, 2013
Studios
Ford Foundation / JustFilmsTribeca Film InstituteWide House

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Elena - Official Trailer

Elena - Official Trailer

Featuring

Cast & crew

3 credited
Starring

Li An

Self

Elena Andrade

Elena Andrade

Self (archive footage)

Petra Costa

Petra Costa

Self

Creative team
Directed by
Petra Costa
Petra Costa
Written by
Petra Costa
Petra Costa
Carolina Ziskind

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