Documentary
Elián
“A boy caught between two worlds”
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.
Directed by Tim Golden, Ross McDonnell, Maiken Baird
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Status
Released
Released
April 21, 2017
Runtime
1h 48m
Language
English, Spanish
