SummaryElián 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 docum... Read More
Directed By:Tim Golden, Ross McDonnell
Written By:Tim Golden
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May 8, 2017
75
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.
Jun 1, 2017
70
Directors Tim Golden and Ross McDonnell, with the help of narrator Raul Esparza, do justice to all sides.
May 22, 2017
70
&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.
May 22, 2017
70
[A] comprehensive documentary adding context and a modern-day update to the tale.
May 8, 2017
63
It has the decency to recognize that only Elián González has the right to define his sense of truth for himself.
May 11, 2017
60
The film assumes a familiarity with the story most won't have, leaving out crucial details.
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