Synopsis
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.
Scores
Popularity Percentile (Year)
28.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
21.6%
Critic Consensus
93.8% Fresh • 65 critic reviews
Critic reception is largely positive, with 94% of 65 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize pacing issues, noir, family-friendly. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.
pacing issuesnoirfamily-friendlycharacter-drivendarkgrittyemotionalvisually strikingthought-provokingsuspenseful
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score94.0
RT critic review count65
Rotten Tomatoes audience score73.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating5.6
IMDb votes124
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Domestic | 2014 | $25,788 | $34,177 |
| International | 2014 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 2014 | $25,788 | $34,177 |
Earnings / Profitability
Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Revenues |
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2014 | $12,894 | $17,088 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2014 | $909,000 | $1,204,703 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2014 | $720,000 | $954,221 |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2014 | $1,036,000 | $1,373,017 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2014 | $2,793,000 | $3,701,581 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2014 | $75,000 | $99,398 |
| Total Revenues | 2014 | $5,545,894 | $7,350,009 |
| Expenses |
| Budget ? | 2014 | $250,000 (est) | $331,327 (est) |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2014 | $80,000 (est) | $106,025 (est) |
| Participations | 2014 | $222,000 | $294,218 |
| Residuals ? | 2014 | $332,000 | $440,002 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2014 | $50,000 | $66,265 |
| Total Expenses | 2014 | $934,000 | $1,237,836 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2014 | $4,611,894 | $6,112,172 |
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|---|
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 | Whitney | 2018 | Shared genres: 3 | 67.4 | $9,808,625 |
Tooltips
- Budget Estimated using Machine Learning
- Digital Rentals: PVOD, VOD, & On-Demand
- Marketing & distribution costs to release Movie in Theaters. Includes: Online & Offline Ads, Posters, Trailer Production, and physical or digital copies (formerly "prints") sent to cinemas.
- Net Digital Purchase Revenue
- Net Revenues for Physical Rentals: VHS, DVD, BluRay (when appropriate)
- Physical Purchases: VHS $0, DVD $1,948,000, BluRay $846,000
- Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
- Theatrical box office grosses split into Domestic, International, and Worldwide totals.
- Union-modeled residuals using SAG-AFTRA and WGA schedules as a simplified estimate proxy.
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Budget Tooltip
Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
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