Elián (2017)
Overview
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.
Overview
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.
Genres
Release Date
April 21, 2017
Rating
Runtime
1h 48m
Official Trailer from YouTube
Elián Gonzalez
Himself
Raúl Esparza
Narrator (voice)
Fidel Castro
himself
Juan Miguel González Quintana
himself
No reviews available yet
Comments
Please login to post comments
Loading comments...
No comments yet. Be the first to comment!