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Cast

Elián Gonzalez

Elián Gonzalez

Himself

Raúl Esparza

Raúl Esparza

Narrator (voice)

Fidel Castro

Fidel Castro

himself

Juan Miguel González Quintana

Juan Miguel González Quintana

himself

Crew

Tim Golden

Tim Golden

Director

Ross McDonnell

Ross McDonnell

Director

Tim Golden

Tim Golden

Writer

Michael J. Palmer

Michael J. Palmer

Editor

Maiken Baird

Maiken Baird

Executive Producer

Jenny Kubo

Jenny Kubo

Supervising Producer

Hannah Vanderlan

Hannah Vanderlan

Editor

Alex Gibney

Alex Gibney

Executive Producer

McKenzie Stubbert

McKenzie Stubbert

Original Music Composer

Courtney Sexton

Courtney Sexton

Supervising Producer

Trevor Birney

Trevor Birney

Producer

Ross McDonnell

Ross McDonnell

Director of Photography

Amy Entelis

Amy Entelis

Executive Producer

Oisin Kearney

Oisin Kearney

Associate Producer

Chloe Dalzell

Chloe Dalzell

Sound Editor

Aaron O'Neill

Aaron O'Neill

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Evelio Manfred Gay Salinas

Evelio Manfred Gay Salinas

Sound Recordist

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Elián

20176.5 / 10108 min
Documentary

Overview

A boy caught between two worlds

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.