Elena

Elena

2013 · 82 min · PT · 7.3 (101 votes)
Dir. Petra Costa · Starring Li An, Elena Andrade, Petra Costa
DocumentaryDrama

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.

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A deeply personal and melancholic journey into fragmented memories and familial bonds. It feels like sifting through old photographs, piecing together a past shrouded in quiet sorrow and unspoken history.

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