Elián (2017)

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.

Released April 21, 2017 108 min 12+

Genres: Documentary

Keywords: mdblist.has-trailer, mdblist.fresh, imdb.1990s

Watch Providers: Tubi TV, Kanopy, The Roku Channel, Hoopla, Pluto TV + 2 more, Fandango at Home Free, Plex Channel

Production Companies: Jigsaw Productions, Fine Point Films

Country: United States
Production Countries: United Kingdom, United States
Languages: English, Spanish