The Immigrant
DramaRomancenew york cityimmigrantshipquarantinecorruptionsibling relationshipnightmareescapemagiclovemoneymurder
A melancholic period drama about exploitation and survival in early 20th-century New York, anchored by intimate bonds and a romantic rescue narrative set against systemic corruption.
1921 New York. An immigrant woman is tricked into a life of burlesque and vaudeville until a dazzling magician tries to save her and reunite her with her sister who is being held in the confines of Ellis Island.
Essence
Ensemble
Marion Cotillard
Ewa Cybulska
Joaquin Phoenix
Bruno Weiss
Jeremy Renner
"Orlando the Magician" / Emil
Dagmara Dominczyk
Belva
Yelena Solovey
Rosie Hertz
Jicky Schnee
Clara
Maja Wampuszyc
Edyta Bistricky
Ilia Volok
Wojtek Bistricky
Angela Sarafyan
Magda Cybulska
Antoni Corone
Customs Officer Thomas McNally
Patrick Husted
Priest
Patrick Holden O'Neill
Leo Straub
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