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Golden Door
Golden Door

Golden Door

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Runtime

118 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

22 September 2006

Country

France

Cast

Charlotte Gainsbourg

Charlotte Gainsbourg

Lucy Reed

Vincenzo Amato

Vincenzo Amato

Salvatore Mancuso

Aurora Quattrocchi

Aurora Quattrocchi

Fortunata Mancuso

Francesco Casisa

Francesco Casisa

Angelo Mancuso

Filippo Pucillo

Filippo Pucillo

Pietro Mancuso

Vincent Schiavelli

Vincent Schiavelli

Don Luigi

Federica De Cola

Federica De Cola

Rita D'Agostini

Isabella Ragonese

Isabella Ragonese

Rosa Napolitano

Massimo Laguardia

Massimo Laguardia

Mangiapane

Filippo Luna

Filippo Luna

Don Ercole

Andrea Prodan

Andrea Prodan

Del Fiore

Ernesto Mahieux

Ernesto Mahieux

Dr. Zampino

Marcelo Benassi

Marcelo Benassi

Il Gatto

Giuseppe Sangiorgi

Giuseppe Sangiorgi

Uomo Olive

Alessandra Fazzino

Alessandra Fazzino

Santa

Giuseppe Culino

Giuseppe Culino

Dottore

Natale Russo

Natale Russo

Examiner (voice)

Vincenzo Diglio

Vincenzo Diglio

Italian Emigrant (voice)

Chiara Gioncardi

Chiara Gioncardi

Italian Emigrant (voice)

Paola Lelio

Paola Lelio

Italian Emigrant (voice)

Antonino Bruschetta

Antonino Bruschetta

Italian Emigrant (voice)

Oriana Celentano

Oriana Celentano

Italian Emigrant (voice)

Nino D'Agata

Nino D'Agata

Italian Emigrant (voice)

Antonio Angrisano

Antonio Angrisano

Italian Emigrant (voice)

Salvatore Gioncardi

Salvatore Gioncardi

Italian Emigrant (voice)

Cetti Arancio

Cetti Arancio

Italian Emigrant (voice)

Doriana Chierici

Doriana Chierici

Italian Emigrant (voice)

Adriana Angrisano

Adriana Angrisano

Italian Emigrant (voice)

Paolo De Vita

Paolo De Vita

Italian Emigrant (voice)

Ilaria Giorgino

Ilaria Giorgino

Italian Emigrant (voice)

Gaetano Lizzio

Gaetano Lizzio

Italian Emigrant (voice)

Massimiliano Plinio

Massimiliano Plinio

Italian Emigrant (voice)

Gianfranco Miranda

Gianfranco Miranda

Italian Emigrant (voice)

Antonio Tallura

Antonio Tallura

Italian Emigrant (voice)

Alexia Murray

Alexia Murray

American Official (voice)

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