Golden Door (2006): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2006, Golden Door is a drama, romance and history film directed by Emanuele Crialese, running about 118 minutes.

What it’s about. 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.

Who’s in it. Golden Door stars Charlotte Gainsbourg as Lucy Reed, Vincenzo Amato as Salvatore Mancuso, Aurora Quattrocchi as Fortunata Mancuso and Francesco Casisa as Angelo Mancuso, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.5/10, Golden Door has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can rent or buy it from Amazon Video and Apple TV Store. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Golden Door page.

If you liked it. Fans of Golden Door tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.