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Elena
Elena

Elena

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DocumentaryDrama

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Portuguese

Runtime

82 mins

Rating

7.306/10

Release Date

11 April 2013

Country

United States of America

Cast

Li An

Li An

Self

Elena Andrade

Elena Andrade

Self (archive footage)

Petra Costa

Petra Costa

Self

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