Elena
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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Petra Costa Director · Carolina Ziskind Writer Janice D'Avila Cinematographer
United States release May 30, 2014 · Produced in United States, Brazil · Languages English, Portuguese
Production
Ford Foundation / JustFilms
Production
Tribeca Film Institute
Production
Wide House
Production
United States · Brazil
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Languages
Original language
Portuguese
Spoken on screen
English · Portuguese
Release dates
Brazil · September 20, 2012
Premiere · Brasilia Film Festival
Brazil · April 11, 2013
Theatrical
United States · May 30, 2014
Limited theatrical
United States
October 18, 2013 · Premiere · New Hampshire Film Festival
France
September 17, 2022 · Digital · Netflix
Netherlands
November 17, 2012 · Premiere · IDFA
Romania
April 11, 2013 · Theatrical
Sweden
April 11, 2013 · Limited theatrical
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