Who’d have thought it? When some immigrants got to America in the past, everything was all roses and puppies!
That certainly seems true in James Gray’s The Immigrant, which stars Marion Cotillard, Joaquin Phoenix, and Jeremy Renner, which premiered last year at Cannes.
Here’s the synopsis: ‘Ewa Cybulski (Marion Cotillard) and her sister sail to New York from their native Poland in search of a new start and the American dream. When they reach Ellis Island, doctors discover that Magda (Angela Sarafyan) is ill, and the two women are separated. Ewa is released onto the mean streets of Manhattan while her sister is quarantined. Alone, with nowhere to turn and desperate to reunite with Magda, Ewa quickly falls prey to Bruno (Joaquin Phoenix), a charming but wicked man who takes her in and forces her into prostitution. The arrival of Orlando (Jeremy Renner) – a dashing stage magician who is also Bruno’s cousin – restores her self-belief and hopes for a brighter future, becoming her only chance to escape the nightmare in which she finds herself.’
The film hits US cinemas in May.
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