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Elián (2017)

1h 48m

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Elián (2017)

Name: Elián
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2017-04-21

1h 48m

Running Time

April 21, 2017
Release Date

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Plot.

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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Cast & Crew.

Elián Gonzalez

Himself

Raúl Esparza

Narrator (voice)

Fidel Castro

himself

Juan Miguel González Quintana

himself

Ross McDonnell

Director / Director of Photography

Tim Golden

Writer / Director

Maiken Baird

Executive Producer

Trevor Birney

Producer

Amy Entelis

Executive Producer

Hannah Vanderlan

Editor

Oisin Kearney

Associate Producer

Alex Gibney

Executive Producer

Jenny Kubo

Supervising Producer

Courtney Sexton

Supervising Producer

Michael J. Palmer

Editor

McKenzie Stubbert

Original Music Composer

Evelio Manfred Gay Salinas

Sound Recordist

Aaron O'Neill

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Chloe Dalzell

Sound Editor

Media.

Details.

Release Date
April 21, 2017

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 48m

Genres
Documentary

Wiki.

Elián is a 2017 documentary film directed by Ross McDonnell and Tim Golden, produced by Irish documentary filmmaker Trevor Birney, and executive produced by Alex Gibney. The film details the story of young Cuban Elián González and features exclusive interviews with Elián and his family in Cuba and Miami, particularly Elián's father, Juan Miguel, and his cousin Marisleysis, who had cared for Elián while he was in Miami. The film was co-produced by Fine Point Films and Jigsaw Productions and features a voiceover by Raul Esparza.