A Family in Crisis: The Elian Gonzales Story

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

Duration: 90 min

Release date: 2000-09-17

IMDB

Based on the true headline-generating story of the five-year-old Cuban boy who is the sole survivor of a refugee boat that sunk in a storm on its way to the U.S.

TV Movie Drama

A Family in Crisis: The Elian Gonzales Story

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as Juan Miguel Gonzalez

as Elian Gonzales

as Marisleysis Gonzalez

James Quattrochi

James Quattrochi

as Donato Dairymple

as Nivaldo Ferran

Robert Cicchini

Robert Cicchini

Eliana Alexander

Eliana Alexander

as Sister Jeanne O' Laughlin

as Agent Parker

as Border Patrol Talbot

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Richard Peter Schroer

Richard Peter Schroer

First Assistant Director

John C. Hartigan

John C. Hartigan

Special Effects Coordinator

Christopher Leitch

Christopher Leitch

Original Music Composer

Charles Dwight Lee

Charles Dwight Lee

Production Design

Scott Christian Sava

Scott Christian Sava

Original Music Composer

Production Coordinator

Bruce Finlayson

Bruce Finlayson

Key Makeup Artist

Patricia Androff

Patricia Androff

Makeup Department Head

Costume Supervisor

Kent Butterworth

Kent Butterworth

Visual Effects Supervisor

Director of Photography

Property Master

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