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The Immigrant is a american film of genre Drama directed by James Gray released in USA on 23 may 2014 with Joaquin Phoenix

The Immigrant (2013)

The Immigrant
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Released in USA 23 may 2014
Length 2h
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Thriller,    Romance
Rating65% 3.2964853.2964853.2964853.2964853.296485

The Immigrant is a 2013 American drama film directed by James Gray, starring Marion Cotillard, Joaquin Phoenix, and Jeremy Renner. It was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. The working titles of the film were Low Life and The Nightingale.

Synopsis

In 1921, Polish Catholic sisters Ewa (Marion Cotillard) and Magda (Angela Sarafyan) arrive at Ellis Island, New York City as immigrants looking for a better life after escaping their ravaged home in post–Great War Poland. Magda is quarantined because of her lung disease. Ewa is almost deported, but Bruno (Joaquin Phoenix) notices her and her fluency in English, bribes an officer to let her go, and takes her to his house. Knowing Ewa has to make money to get Magda released, Bruno lets her dance at the Bandits' Roost theater and prostitutes her. Bruno also becomes interested in her romantically.

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