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Release date United States: Friday, May 25, 2007, DVD release: TBA

Director: Emanuele Crialese

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
Federica De Cola as Rita D'Agostini
Isabella Ragonese as Rosa Napolitano
Vincent Schiavelli as Don Luigi
Massimo Laguardia as Mangiapane
Filippo Luna as Don Ercole
Andrea Prodan as Del Fiore
Ernesto Mahieux as Dr. Zampino

About:

The story is set at the beginning of XX century in Sicily. Salvatore, a very poor farmer, widower, decides to emigrate to US with all his family, including his old mother. Before to 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 simply for poor farmers coming from Sicily. Their destiny is in the hands of the custom officers.

Genres:
Drama

Producers: Tommaso Calevi Alexandre Mallet-Guy

Writers: Emanuele Crialese

Studio: Miramax Films