Film
Elián
2017 · 1h 48m · Documentary
A boy caught between two worlds
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- 6.9
- Metacritic
- 66
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Overview
The story of Elián Gonzalez, a five-year-old Cuban boy plucked from the Florida Straits, and how the fight for his future changed the course of U.S.-Cuba relations. Featuring personal testimony, interviews, and a news archive, this documentary recounts Elián’s remarkable rescue on Thanksgiving Day in 1999, after his mother and 10 others fleeing Cuba perished at sea, and the custody battle between the boy’s Cuban father and his Miami-based relatives.
Cast
Elián Gonzalez
Himself
Raúl Esparza
Narrator (voice)
Fidel Castro
himself
Juan Miguel González Quintana
himself
Crew
- Ross McDonnellDirector · Director of Photography
- Tim GoldenDirector · Writer
- Trevor BirneyProducer
- Maiken BairdExecutive Producer
- Amy EntelisExecutive Producer
- Alex GibneyExecutive Producer
- McKenzie StubbertOriginal Music Composer
- Michael J. PalmerEditor
- Hannah VanderlanEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- April 21, 2017
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Genres
- Documentary
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