Golden Door

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.

6.507

118 min

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

Vincent Schiavelli

as Don Luigi

Federica De Cola

as Rita D'Agostini

Isabella Ragonese

as Rosa Napolitano

Massimo Laguardia

as Mangiapane

Filippo Luna

as Don Ercole

Andrea Prodan

as Del Fiore

Ernesto Mahieux

as Dr. Zampino

Marcelo Benassi

as Il Gatto

Giuseppe Sangiorgi

as Uomo Olive

Alessandra Fazzino

as Santa

Giuseppe Culino

as Dottore

Natale Russo

as Examiner (voice)

Vincenzo Diglio

as Italian Emigrant (voice)

Chiara Gioncardi

as Italian Emigrant (voice)

Paola Lelio

as Italian Emigrant (voice)

Antonino Bruschetta

as Italian Emigrant (voice)

Oriana Celentano

as Italian Emigrant (voice)

Nino D'Agata

as Italian Emigrant (voice)

Antonio Angrisano

as Italian Emigrant (voice)

Salvatore Gioncardi

as Italian Emigrant (voice)

Cetti Arancio

as Italian Emigrant (voice)

Doriana Chierici

as Italian Emigrant (voice)

Adriana Angrisano

as Italian Emigrant (voice)

Paolo De Vita

as Italian Emigrant (voice)

Ilaria Giorgino

as Italian Emigrant (voice)

Gaetano Lizzio

as Italian Emigrant (voice)

Massimiliano Plinio

as Italian Emigrant (voice)

Gianfranco Miranda

as Italian Emigrant (voice)

Antonio Tallura

as Italian Emigrant (voice)

Alexia Murray

as American Official (voice)

Director

Emanuele Crialese