Elián

Name: Elián
Genre: Documentary
Released: May 12, 2017
Duration: 108 min
Rating: 66

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Gravitas Ventures | Release Date: May 12, 2017 | Not Rated

Summary: Elián recounts the story of a Cuban boy named Elián González who, on Thanksgiving Day in 1999, was found floating on an inner tube in the Florida Straits, an event that set in motion a bitter custody battle between Elián’s Cuban father and US relatives. Set to the backdrop of a tense and acrimonious relationship between the US and Cuba, theElián recounts the story of a Cuban boy named Elián González who, on Thanksgiving Day in 1999, was found floating on an inner tube in the Florida Straits, an event that set in motion a bitter custody battle between Elián’s Cuban father and US relatives. Set to the backdrop of a tense and acrimonious relationship between the US and Cuba, the documentary features a wealth of contemporary news archive and gives unprecedented access to key players in the saga, including an exclusive interview with the boy himself, now a 23-year old man. A story of family and the challenges of reconciliation, the documentary uses one boy’s remarkable journey to plot the path to rapprochement between Cuba and the US, and is underscored by a deeply moving personal and political commentary. … Expand

Director: Ross McDonnell and Tim Golden

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 108 min

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The Film Stage John Fink

May 8, 2017

McDonnell and Golden’s Elián is a sweeping, definitive look at the saga, engaging and entertaining even if it contradicts what it sets out to do. Read full review

Frank Scheck

May 22, 2017

[A] comprehensive documentary adding context and a modern-day update to the tale. Read full review

Fionnuala Halligan

May 22, 2017

&t does effectively plunge the viewer back in those choppy seas for an object lesson in how politics can rapidly inflame a situation to dangerous levels, even when both countries had agreed the best place for him was Cuba. Read full review

Robert Abele

Jun 1, 2017

Directors Tim Golden and Ross McDonnell, with the help of narrator Raul Esparza, do justice to all sides. Read full review

Ed Gonzalez

May 8, 2017

It has the decency to recognize that only Elián González has the right to define his sense of truth for himself. Read full review

Ren Jender

May 11, 2017

The film assumes a familiarity with the story most won't have, leaving out crucial details. Read full review

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