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.
Documentary
Production Companies:
Jigsaw Productions
Fine Point Films
Production Countries:
United Kingdom
United States of America
Astro
Videos
Date: 2017-04-28T21:19:07.000Z
Elián | Documentary Trailer | 2017 Tribeca Film Festival Official Selection