Elián
Movie
2017-04-21
1h 48m
Documentary
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.
Status
Released
Studios
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Spanish
Directors
Ross McDonnell
Tim Golden
Cast
Elián Gonzalez
Himself
Raúl Esparza
Narrator (voice)
Fidel Castro
himself
Juan Miguel González Quintana
himself
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