# Elena (2011)

> A submissive Moscow wife turns inheritance, class resentment, and family obligation into a coldly unfolding domestic crime thriller.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/54967

## Facts

- Runtime: 110 min
- Genres: Drama, Thriller
- Director: Andrey Zvyagintsev
- Cast: Nadezhda Markina, Aleksey Rozin, Andrey Smirnov, Elena Lyadova, Yaroslav Zhalnin, Alexei Maslodudov, Yura Borisov, Ivan Mulin
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1925421/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: austere, foreboding, paranoid, serious film night, arthouse cinema evening

## Synopsis

A woman's quiet life is shattered when her husband's wealth becomes a threat to her family's future.

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