Elena
2021, Spanish. Directed by Michèle Stephenson.
In 1937, tens of thousands of Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent were exterminated by the Dominican army, on the basis of anti-black racism. Fast-forward to 2013, the Dominican Republic's Supreme Court stripped the citizenship of anyone with Haitian parents, retroactive to 1929, rendering more than 200,000 people stateless. Elena, the young protagonist of the film, and her family stand to lose their legal residency in the Dominican Republic if they don't manage to get their documents in time. Negotiating a mountain of opaque bureaucratic processes and a racist, hostile society around, Elena becomes the face of the struggle to remain in a country built on the labor of her father and forefathers.
- Runtime
- 0h 32m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Spanish
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- Released
- 4 June 2021
- Country
- Dominican Republic, United States of America
- Written by
- Michèle Stephenson
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Elena runs 32 minutes (0h 32m).
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Elena isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can watch it free online. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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If you liked Elena, try The Apocalypse of St John, The Princess, Red Army.
Who directed Elena?
Elena (2021) was directed by Michèle Stephenson.