Elena
Apr 11 2013
•1h 22m
•Documentary, Drama
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...
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Li An
Self
Elena Andrade
Self (archive footage)
Petra Costa
Self
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