Elena

Apr 11, 2013

1h 22m

★ 7.3

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...

Genres

Documentary

Drama

Production Companies

JustFilms / Ford Foundation

Tribeca Film Institute

Wide House

Elena Trailers

Cast

Self

Li An

Self (archive footage)

Elena Andrade

Self

Petra Costa

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