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
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.
Tanggal rilis: 2006-09-22
Durasi: 118 menit
Rating: 6.5/10 dari TMDB
Sutradara: Emanuele Crialese
Charlotte GainsbourgLucy Reed
Vincenzo AmatoSalvatore Mancuso
Aurora QuattrocchiFortunata Mancuso
Francesco CasisaAngelo Mancuso
Filippo PucilloPietro Mancuso
Vincent SchiavelliDon Luigi
Federica De ColaRita D'Agostini
Isabella RagoneseRosa Napolitano
Filippo LunaDon Ercole