Elián (2017)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 2017-04-21
Runtime: 108 minutes
Director: Ross McDonnell
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- Elián Gonzalez as Himself
- Raúl Esparza as Narrator (voice)
- Fidel Castro as himself
- Juan Miguel González Quintana as himself
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