A Family in Crisis: The Elian Gonzales Story (2000) (TV)

User Rating:

3.9/10   

Director:

Christopher Leitch

Writer:

Dennis Turner (writer)

Release Date:

17 September 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Behind the headlines. Beyond the politics. The story of a family torn apart.

Plot:

Based on the true headline-generating story of the five-year-old Cuban boy who is the sole survivor...

Plot Keywords:

Boy | Beautiful Woman | Based On True Story | Character Name In Title

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Esai Morales	...	Juan Miguel Gonzalez
Alec Roberts	...	Elian Gonzalez
Miguel Sandoval
Laura Harring	...	Marisleysis Gonzalez (as Laura Elena Harring)
Seidy Lopez
Jon Huertas	...	Rafael
Ismael 'East' Carlo		(as Ismael Carlo)
James Quattrochi	...	Donato Dalrymple
Betty Carvalho
Terry Hoyos		(as Terri Hoyos)
Roxana Brusso	...	Arianne
Jullian Dulce Vida	...	Nivaldo (as Julio Dolce Vita)
Jim Metzler
Tony Amendola
Renee Victor

Runtime:

Brazil:90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

UK:PG

Company:

Capital Arts Entertainment

I didn't care when the story was ACTUALLY happening

So why should I care now? I was really getting sick about hearing about Elian Gonzalez every night on the news. ("In today's news, Elian took a leak on a bush in his backyard. Oh, and there was a horrible train and bus crash that killed hundreds, a cure for cancer has been found and World War 3 just started, but first, more on Elian.") It was getting to the point where I was going to go down to Florida and throw the kid back into the ocean and tell him to swim to Cuba. If I seem a little mean, I'm sorry, but six months of hearing every little detail about that kid really did not make me feel the least bit sorry for him. I don't even have to see the movie, I already know the whole story from having it bombarded in my face every day. 1/10