Elena
(Elena)
Jesús Reyes | Drama
2018 | 18 minutes | Colombia
Elena finds a wounded paramilitary soldier and decides to help him. While recuperating, he confesses that his unit recently killed her son.
Synopsis
Elena is part of La Trilogía Escarlata (Genaro, Tierra Escarlata, and Elena), which explores the construction of Colombian historical memory through fiction.
Elena finds a wounded paramilitary fighter and decides to help him. While he recovers, he realizes that he is in the house of a boy whom his group had killed days before. He confesses, and undaunted, in a display of kindness, she helps him escape before the imminent arrival of the one who is looking for him.
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Economics + Social Class Issues
Family
Human Rights
Latin American Studies
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Festivals
Clermont Ferrand International Short Film Festival
DIRECTOR: Jesús Reyes
NATIONALITY: Colombia
YEAR: 2018
GENRE: Drama
LANGUAGE: Spanish
COLOR / B&W: Color
GRADE LEVEL: Adult, High School, College
SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE
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