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Elián
Elián

6.5

Elián

NR·2017·108m

Summary

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.

Crew

Director

Ross McDonnell

Director, Writer

Tim Golden

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Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

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