Elián is a 2017 documentary film directed by Ross McDonnell and Tim Golden, produced by Irish documentary filmmaker Trevor Birney, and executive produced by Alex Gibney. The film details the story of young Cuban Elián González and features exclusive interviews with Elián and his family in Cuba and Miami,[1] particularly Elián's father, Juan Miguel, and his cousin Marisleysis, who had cared for Elián while he was in Miami.[2] The film was co-produced by Fine Point Films and Jigsaw Productions and features a voiceover by Raul Esparza.[3]
González's mother, Elizabeth Brotons Rodríguez, drowned in November 1999 while attempting to leave Cuba with González and her boyfriend to get to the United States. The U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) initially placed González with maternal relatives in Miami, who sought to keep him in the United States against his father's demands that González be returned to Cuba.
A United States district court ruling that only González's father, and not his extended relatives, could petition for asylum on the boy's behalf was upheld by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals. Elián's father Juan Miguel comes to the United States to claim his child, and Janet Reno orders a pre-dawn raid to take the boy from the home of his Miami relatives in Little Havana on April 22, 2000. Elián returns to Cuba with his father in June 2000.
Elián grows up in Cuba and forms a friendship with Fidel Castro.
Release
The film premiered on April 21, 2017 at the Tribeca Film Festival.[2] It opened in limited release in May,[2] and was set to appear on CNN Films in August 2017.
Awards & nominations
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References
^Barsanti, Chris (May 11, 2017). "Film Review: Elián". Film Journal International. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
^ abcWhitefield, Mimi (April 27, 2017). "Elián documentary revisits painful chapter in Cuban-American history". The Miami Herald.
^"Elián". Tribeca Film Festival. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
elián, film, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, elián, film, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, d. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Elian film news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Elian is a 2017 documentary film directed by Ross McDonnell and Tim Golden produced by Irish documentary filmmaker Trevor Birney and executive produced by Alex Gibney The film details the story of young Cuban Elian Gonzalez and features exclusive interviews with Elian and his family in Cuba and Miami 1 particularly Elian s father Juan Miguel and his cousin Marisleysis who had cared for Elian while he was in Miami 2 The film was co produced by Fine Point Films and Jigsaw Productions and features a voiceover by Raul Esparza 3 ElianDirected byTim GoldenRoss McDonnellWritten byTim GoldenProduced byAlex GibneyCinematographyRoss McDonnellEdited byMichael J PalmerHannah VanderlanMusic byMcKenzie StubbertProductioncompaniesFine Point FilmsJigsaw ProductionsDistributed byCNN Films television Gravitas Ventures theater Release date21 April 2017 2017 04 21 United States Running time108 minutesCountriesIrelandUSALanguagesEnglishSpanish Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Release 3 Awards amp nominations 4 References 5 External linksSynopsis EditGonzalez s mother Elizabeth Brotons Rodriguez drowned in November 1999 while attempting to leave Cuba with Gonzalez and her boyfriend to get to the United States The U S Immigration and Naturalization Service INS initially placed Gonzalez with maternal relatives in Miami who sought to keep him in the United States against his father s demands that Gonzalez be returned to Cuba A United States district court ruling that only Gonzalez s father and not his extended relatives could petition for asylum on the boy s behalf was upheld by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals Elian s father Juan Miguel comes to the United States to claim his child and Janet Reno orders a pre dawn raid to take the boy from the home of his Miami relatives in Little Havana on April 22 2000 Elian returns to Cuba with his father in June 2000 Elian grows up in Cuba and forms a friendship with Fidel Castro Release EditThe film premiered on April 21 2017 at the Tribeca Film Festival 2 It opened in limited release in May 2 and was set to appear on CNN Films in August 2017 Awards amp nominations EditThis section is empty You can help by adding to it August 2018 References Edit Barsanti Chris May 11 2017 Film Review Elian Film Journal International Retrieved December 13 2017 a b c Whitefield Mimi April 27 2017 Elian documentary revisits painful chapter in Cuban American history The Miami Herald Elian Tribeca Film Festival Retrieved June 20 2018 External links EditOfficial website Elian at CNN Elian at IMDb Elian at Rotten Tomatoes Elian at Metacritic Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Elian film amp oldid 1107663331, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
