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Golden Door

Nuovomondo

20061h 58mHistory · Drama · Romance
directed by Emanuele Crialese
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6.5 / 10
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6.8 / 10
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74 / 100
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73%

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Synopsis

The story is set at the beginning of the 20th century in Sicily. Salvatore, a very poor farmer, and a widower, decides to emigrate to the US with all his family, including his old mother. Before they embark, they meet Lucy. She is supposed to be a British lady and wants to come back to the States. Lucy, or Luce as Salvatore calls her, for unknown reasons wants to marry someone before to arrive to Ellis Island in New York. Salvatore accepts the proposal. Once they arrive in Ellis Island they spend the quarantine period trying to pass the examinations to be admitted to the States. Tests are not so simple for poor farmers coming from Sicily. Their destiny is in the hands of the custom officers.

Cast

Charlotte Gainsbourg·Lucy Reed
Vincenzo Amato·Salvatore Mancuso
Aurora Quattrocchi·Fortunata Mancuso
Francesco Casisa·Angelo Mancuso
Filippo Pucillo·Pietro Mancuso
Vincent Schiavelli·Don Luigi
Federica De Cola·Rita D'Agostini
Isabella Ragonese·Rosa Napolitano
Massimo Laguardia·Mangiapane
Filippo Luna·Don Ercole