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  • 2017
  • TV-PG
  • CNN Films
  • 1 h 48 m
  • 2017
  • TV-PG
  • CNN Films
  • 1 h 48 m

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, ...

Directed By: Tim Golden, Ross McDonnell

Written By: Tim Golden

  • 2017
  • TV-PG
  • CNN Films
  • 1 h 48 m
  • 2017
  • TV-PG
  • CNN Films
  • 1 h 48 m

Elián

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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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, ...

Directed By: Tim Golden, Ross McDonnell

Written By: Tim Golden

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Generally Favorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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83% Positive
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17% Mixed
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75
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.
By John Fink FULL REVIEW
70
Jun 1, 2017
Directors Tim Golden and Ross McDonnell, with the help of narrator Raul Esparza, do justice to all sides.
By Robert Abele FULL REVIEW
70
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.
By Fionnuala Halligan FULL REVIEW
70
May 22, 2017
[A] comprehensive documentary adding context and a modern-day update to the tale.
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW
63
May 8, 2017
It has the decency to recognize that only Elián González has the right to define his sense of truth for himself.
By Ed Gonzalez FULL REVIEW
60
May 11, 2017
The film assumes a familiarity with the story most won't have, leaving out crucial details.
By Ren Jender FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Fine Point Films, Jigsaw Productions
Release Date May 12, 2017
Duration 1 h 48 m
Rating TV-PG
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Awards

Montclair Film Festival (MFF)
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
International Documentary Association
• 1 Nomination
News & Documentary Emmy Awards
• 1 Nomination

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