United States / Apr 21, 2017 / Tribeca Film Festival
A boy caught between two worlds
1h 48min
Overall average
5.0/10
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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.
Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Elián |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English, Español |
| Production countries | United Kingdom, United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Jigsaw Productions, Fine Point Films |
| Official site | kewmediadistribution.com |
| Release date | 21 aprile 2017 |
| Executive producer | Maiken Baird, Alex Gibney, Amy Entelis |
| Production | Jenny Kubo, Courtney Sexton, Trevor Birney, Oisin Kearney |
| Writer | Tim Golden |
| Editing | Michael J. Palmer, Hannah Vanderlan |
| Cinematography | Ross McDonnell |
| Assistant directors | Tim Golden, Ross McDonnell |
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| Camera operators | Ross McDonnell |
| Additional photography | Ross McDonnell |
| Music | McKenzie Stubbert, Chloe Dalzell, Aaron O'Neill, Evelio Manfred Gay Salinas |
| Sound | McKenzie Stubbert, Chloe Dalzell, Aaron O'Neill, Evelio Manfred Gay Salinas |
Release dates
Premiere
Canada / Apr 28, 2017 / Hot Docs International Documentary Festival
Australia / Jun 12, 2017 / Sydney Film Festival
Digital
United States / Jun 02, 2017
TV
Netherlands / Sep 05, 2017 / NPO 2
Sweden / Jan 30, 2018
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