
Elena
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.
Where to Watch
Available to rent or buy
Currently you are able to watch Elena streaming on Kanopy, Netflix, VUDU, Hoopla, Guidedoc, and Netflix with Ads. It is also possible to buy Elena on Prime Video, and Apple TV or rent it on Prime Video, and Apple TV.
'Elena' Streaming: How to Watch Anywhere
Currently, Elena is available in Canada, the US, the UK, Australia, and New Zealand
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Country | Services | Access with NordVPN |
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United States | Kanopy, Netflix with Ads, Netflix, Hoopla, VUDU, Guidedoc | ✅ |
United Kingdom | Netflix, rakuten, Guidedoc, Netflix with Ads | ✅ |
Australia | Netflix with Ads, Netflix | ✅ |
Canada | Netflix with Ads, Hoopla, Netflix, Guidedoc | ✅ |
New Zealand | Netflix | ✅ |
Streaming availability last updated: 03:01:48 AM, 07/16/2025 PST
More Information on Elena
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. Elena featuring Li An and Elena Andrade is streaming with subscription on Netflix, streaming with subscription on Netflix with Ads, streaming with subscription on Hoopla, and 5 others. It's a biography and drama movie.
Director
Petra Costa
Li An
Li An
Elena Andrade
Elena Andrade
Executive Producer
Julia Bock
Writer
Carolina Ziskind
Ratings & Reviews
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