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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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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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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