Film Preview: The Immigrant

An American drama that was released at the Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for the illustrious Palme d'Or this year but lost out to epic French movie Blue is the Warmest Colour, which clocks in at over three hours and was labelled soft-core pornography by many. Director James Gray is mostly known for the film We Own the Night. This will be the fourth time he has cast Joaquin Phoenix in one of his movie with his first film Little Odessa being his only film not to star the aforementioned Phoenix.

Set in the 1920's, Ewa (Marion Cotillaird) travels to America with her sister Magda (Angela Sarafyan) in search of the American dream. When they finally reach the US, they are separated as Magda is ill and alone Ewa falls into the arms of Bruno (Joaquin Phoenix) who looks after her but then forces her into prostitution.

The Immigrant is released in the UK on 27th November 2013