In 1921 Ewa Cybulska and her sister Magda arrive in New York as immigrants in search of a new life, but Magda is taken away because she was sick on arrival, leaving Ewa by herself. Soon after Ewa is taken in by wicked theatre man Bruno Weiss who makes her work for him as a performer and prostitute. Ewa’s only hope is holding on to the fact that she might be reunited with her sister again which is what Bruno promises her. When Bruno’s cousin Orlando arrives in town as a magician he takes a liking to Ewa and this angers Bruno, but Ewa likes Orlando who is a much kinder man to her. Ewa quickly realizes Orlando might be her only chance to escape the nightmare in which she finds herself.
Director: James Gray
Actors: Marion Cotillard, Joaquin Phoenix, Jeremy Renner, Yelena Solovey, Dagmara Dominczyk, Llia Volok
Year: 2013
Length: 120 Minutes
Classification: M15+ Mature themes, Violence, Coarse language, Sexual references & Nudity
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