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In the mid- to late-90s, thousands of Cuban refugees attempted to cross the Florida Straits by whatever means available - small boats, homemade rafts and inner tubes. Only one in four rafters made it to U.S. shores, with tens of thousands perishing at sea. A volunteer group based in Miami called "Brothers to the Rescue" was formed to patrol the Straights in small civilian aircraft, offering aid to rafters.
On February 24th, 1996, in the midst of heightening political unrest in Cuba and in the wake of a revised U.S. policy toward Cuban refugees, the unthinkable occurred. In those 9
Tags: rogues harbor studios, documentary
Views: 224
Embeds: 26
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In the mid- to late-90s, thousands of Cuban refugees attempted to cross the Florida Straits by whatever means available - small boats, homemade rafts and inner tubes. Only one in four rafters made it to U.S. shores, with tens of thousands perishing at sea. A volunteer group based in Miami called "Brothers to the Rescue" was formed to patrol the Straights in small civilian aircraft, offering aid to rafters.
On February 24th, 1996, in the midst of heightening political unrest in Cuba and in the wake of a revised U.S. policy toward Cuban refugees, the unthinkable occurred. In those 9
Tags: rogues harbor studios, documentary
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Director: Cristina Khuly
Writer: Douglas Eger
Studio: Rogues Harbor Studios
Cast: Roberto Escobar, Marlene Alejandre-Triana, Leonel Morejon Almagro
Release: January 25, 2008
Writer: Douglas Eger
Studio: Rogues Harbor Studios
Cast: Roberto Escobar, Marlene Alejandre-Triana, Leonel Morejon Almagro
Release: January 25, 2008
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