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UNITED STATES · 2013

Elena

Petra Costa
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Synopsis

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...

Year2013
CountryUnited States
DirectorPetra Costa
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