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A haunting yet beautiful homage to the director's sister - Elena. A documentary that plays more like a drama, the director returns to NY two decades later to find out the fate of her sister. She rediscovers her life and pain in a trove of letters, tapes and videos. Presented by Tim Robbins and Fernando Meirelles, Elena is a cinematic journey that touches the soul in a way filmmaking hasn't done in years.

Documentary · 2014 · 1 hr 20 min
Director Petra Costa

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Elena

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A haunting yet beautiful homage to the director's sister - Elena. A documentary that plays more like a drama, the director returns to NY two decades later to find out the fate of her sister. She rediscovers her life and pain in a trove of letters, tapes and videos. Presented by Tim Robbins and Fernando Meirelles, Elena is a cinematic journey that touches the soul in a way filmmaking hasn't done in years.

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Studio
Syndicado
Released
2014
Run Time
1 hr 20 min
Rated
PG
Region of Origin
Brazil
© 2012 Busca Vida Filmes e Produções LTDA

Languages

Original Audio
Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese
Audio
English (United States) (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)
Subtitles
English (CC)

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Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.