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| Elena |
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| Directed by Andrei Zvyagintsev, Russia 2011 109 mins. Russian dialogue with English sub-titles |
| Summary: |
| Gripping modern Russian drama. When a sudden illness and an unexpected reunion threaten dutiful housewife Elena's potential inheritance, she must hatch a desperate plan. A sharp, bitterly comic story of crystalline clarity about the moral and spiritual coruption of present-day Russia. |
| What the Critics say: |
| "A deeply satisfying film." (Peter Bradshaw - Guardian) |