Elián
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.
Top Billed Cast
Elián Gonzalez
Himself
Raúl Esparza
Narrator (voice)
Fidel Castro
himself
Juan Miguel González Quintana
himself
Featured Crew
Tim Golden
Director
Ross McDonnell
Director
Tim Golden
Writer
Michael J. Palmer
Editor
Maiken Baird
Executive Producer
Jenny Kubo
Supervising Producer
Hannah Vanderlan
Editor
Alex Gibney
Executive Producer
McKenzie Stubbert
Original Music Composer
Courtney Sexton
Supervising Producer
Trevor Birney
Producer
Ross McDonnell
Director of Photography
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