Summary Elena, a young Brazilian woman, travels to New York with the same dream as her mother, to become a movie actress. She leaves behind her childhood spent in hiding during the years of the military dictatorship. She also leaves Petra, her seven year old sister. Two decades later, Petra also becomes an actress and goes to New York in search of Elena. She only has a few clues about her: home movies, newspaper clippings, a diary and letters. At any moment Petra hopes to find Elena walking in the streets in a silk blouse. Gradually, the features of the two sisters are confused; we no longer know one from the other. When Petra finally finds Elena in an unexpected place, she has to learn to let her go. View more details
Directed : Petra Costa
Written : Carolina Ziskind Petra Costa
Stars : Petra Costa Li An Elena Andrade
Genres : Drama Biography Documentary
Release date : Aug 31, 2012
Countries of origin : United States Brazil
Official sites : Official Facebook Official site
Language : English Portuguese
Filming locations : São Paulo, Brazil
Production companies : Busca Vida Filmes
Summary Elena, a young Brazilian woman, travels to New York with the same dream as her mother, to become a movie actress. She leaves behind her childhood spent in hiding during the years of the military dictatorship. She also leaves Petra, her seven year old sister. Two decades later, Petra also becomes an actress and goes to New York in search of Elena. She only has a few clues about her: home movies, newspaper clippings, a diary and letters. At any moment Petra hopes to find Elena walking in the streets in a silk blouse. Gradually, the features of the two sisters are confused; we no longer know one from the other. When Petra finally finds Elena in an unexpected place, she has to learn to let her go. View more details
Genres : Drama Biography Documentary
Release date : Aug 31, 2012
Countries of origin : United States Brazil
Official sites : Official Facebook Official site
Language : English Portuguese
Filming locations : São Paulo, Brazil
Production companies : Busca Vida Filmes
