Yes, very. More sad than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Barely. Less violent than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Elena easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Elena end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Elena

Name: Elena
Genre: Documentary, Drama
Released: 2013
Duration: 82 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Li An, Elena Andrade, Petra Costa

Directed by Petra Costa

Produced by JustFilms / Ford Foundation, Tribeca Film Institute

201382 min7.3 / 10

A meditative documentary-drama about a filmmaker's search for her estranged sister, woven from fragments of memory and family history shadowed by political trauma.

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...

Clusters

Slow Character Dramas About Loneliness Bittersweet Family Stories Honor And Duty Family Relationships Biographical Drama

Genres

Documentary Drama

Keywords

Biography Docudrama Family Filmmaking Personality Woman Director

Questions people ask

Is Elena sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.
Is Elena violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is Elena easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of films.
Does Elena end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Elena scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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