Elena

2013·1h 22m·★ 7.3

Portuguese original

Documentary Drama

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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Light commitment · 1h 22m

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