Elián (2017)

Name: Elián
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2017-06-02
Duration: 1 hr 48 min
Rating: 65
Cast: Elián Gonzalez, Raúl Esparza, Fidel Castro, Juan Miguel González Quintana

"A boy caught between two worlds"Movie

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StarringElián GonzalezRaúl EsparzaFidel Castro

DirectorsRoss McDonnellTim Golden

WriterTim Golden

NR 1 hr 48 minJun 2nd, 2017Documentary

Plot

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.

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