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The world thought it knew Elián González’s story: The 5-year-old boy who washed up on the Florida coast after a deadly crossing from Cuba who became the center of an extraordinary, never-before-experienced media firestorm and international custody battle, pitting family members against each other and testing political policy at a crucial moment in history. The CNN documentary ELIÁN shows how this incredible story is interwoven into the current political climate – and shows, for the first time, Elián González today speaking in a never-before-seen unfiltered way about his experiences.
Original Release
05/12/2017
US Release
05/12/2017
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Raúl Esparza | Narrator (voice) / Narrator |
Fidel Castro | himself |
Juan Miguel González | Himself |
Elián González | Himself |
Directors
Tim Golden, Commissioner Gordon
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Raúl Esparza | Narrator (voice) / Narrator |
Fidel Castro | himself |
Juan Miguel González | Himself |
Elián González | Himself |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Maiken Baird | Executive Producer |
Mary Callery | Executive Producer |
Amy Entelis | Executive Producer |
Alex Gibney | Executive Producer |
Stacey Offman | Executive Producer |
Richard Perello | Executive Producer |
Trevor Birney | Producer |
Brendan J. Byrne | Producer |
Erin Edeiken | Producer |
Oisin Kearney | Producer |
Jenny Kubo | Producer |
Courtney Sexton | Producer |