History Drama Romance
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.
Directed by
Emanuele Crialese
Charlotte Gainsbourg
Lucy Reed
Vincent Schiavelli
Don Luigi
Antonino Bruschetta
Italian Emigrant (voice)
Vincenzo Amato
Salvatore Mancuso
Isabella Ragonese
Rosa Napolitano
Alexia Murray
American Official (voice)
Paolo De Vita
Italian Emigrant (voice)
Andrea Prodan
Del Fiore
Aurora Quattrocchi
Fortunata Mancuso
Ernesto Mahieux
Dr. Zampino
Filippo Pucillo
Pietro Mancuso
Francesco Casisa
Angelo Mancuso
Nino D'Agata
Italian Emigrant (voice)
Natale Russo
Examiner (voice)
Ilaria Giorgino
Italian Emigrant (voice)
Federica De Cola
Rita D'Agostini
Oriana Celentano
Italian Emigrant (voice)
Vincenzo Diglio
Italian Emigrant (voice)
Filippo Luna
Don Ercole
Gianfranco Miranda
Italian Emigrant (voice)
Cetti Arancio
Italian Emigrant (voice)
Paola Lelio
Italian Emigrant (voice)
Chiara Gioncardi
Italian Emigrant (voice)
Alessandra Fazzino
Santa
Antonio Tallura
Italian Emigrant (voice)
Antonio Angrisano
Italian Emigrant (voice)
Salvatore Gioncardi
Italian Emigrant (voice)
Gaetano Lizzio
Italian Emigrant (voice)
Massimo Laguardia
Mangiapane
Marcelo Benassi
Il Gatto
Giuseppe Sangiorgi
Uomo Olive
Giuseppe Culino
Dottore
Doriana Chierici
Italian Emigrant (voice)
Adriana Angrisano
Italian Emigrant (voice)
Massimiliano Plinio
Italian Emigrant (voice)

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