Elena
Seen it?2011 | 110 min | Drama, Thriller
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Critics loved it (94% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had almost no lasting buzz and soft box office. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved In the Bedroom, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 50 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Russian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
After suffering a heart attack, a wealthy elderly Russian man plans to will most of his estate to his estranged daughter. However, his wife has other plans.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
94% on Rotten Tomatoes, 87 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.2 out of 10
- AwardsWeak
0 wins and 1 nomination from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$228K worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 21K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev
- Nadezhda MarkinaElena
- Aleksey RozinSergey
- Andrey SmirnovVladimir
- Elena LyadovaKaterina
- Yaroslav Zhalnin
- Alexei MaslodudovVitek
- Yura BorisovFriend Sanka
- Ivan Mulin
- Oksana SemenovaOperations Officer
- Igor OgurtsovAleksandr