Elián
A boy caught between two worlds
2017 | 108m | English
Popularity: 0.9 (history)
| Director: | Tim Golden, Ross McDonnell |
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| Writer: | Tim Golden |
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| 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: | Apr 21, 2017 |
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| Director: | Tim Golden, Ross McDonnell |
| Writer: | Tim Golden |
| Genres: | Documentary |
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| Production Companies | Jigsaw Productions, Fine Point Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 03, 2025 Entered: Apr 26, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Elián Gonzalez | Himself |
| Raúl Esparza | Narrator (voice) |
| Fidel Castro | himself |
| Juan Miguel González Quintana | himself |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Tim Golden | Director, Writer |
| McKenzie Stubbert | Original Music Composer |
| Michael J. Palmer | Editor |
| Hannah Vanderlan | Editor |
| Chloe Dalzell | Sound Editor |
| Evelio Manfred Gay Salinas | Sound Recordist |
| Aaron O'Neill | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Ross McDonnell | Director of Photography, Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Trevor Birney | Producer |
| Amy Entelis | Executive Producer |
| Oisin Kearney | Associate Producer |
| Jenny Kubo | Supervising Producer |
| Courtney Sexton | Supervising Producer |
| Maiken Baird | Executive Producer |
| Alex Gibney | Executive Producer |
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