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Elián

Elián (2017)

April. 21,2017
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6.9
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Elián

2017  / 1 hr 48 min

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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Director
Tim Golden
Cast
Raúl Esparza, Fidel Castro
Producted By
Jigsaw Productions
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