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.
Citation
Main credits
Reyes, Jesús (film director)
Reyes, Jesús (screenwriter)
Henríquez, Irina (film producer)
Llorente, Benilda (actor)
Camilo García, Camilo (actor)
Other credits
Cinematography, Juana González; editing, Vanessa Amaya; music, Daniel Velasco.
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Cataloging
Pragda subjects
Economics + Social Class Issues
Family
Human Rights
Latin American Studies
Short Films
Sociology
South America
Youth
Keywords
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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
AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE
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