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Where to Watch Golden Door (2006)
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.
HistoryRomanceDrama 118 min 6.5/10 from 146 votes
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Cast
- Charlotte Gainsbourg as Lucy Reed
- Vincenzo Amato as Salvatore Mancuso
- Aurora Quattrocchi as Fortunata Mancuso
- Francesco Casisa as Angelo Mancuso
- Filippo Pucillo as Pietro Mancuso