Movies: Emigration to the usa

Sweden, 1849. A poverty-stricken family decides to move to America in the hope of finding a better and more prosperous life. Although they know the journey will be dangerous and the pressure of facing a new life in a strange and wild land is great, t...

Nico is a famous actor in Argentina, but in New York, nobody takes notice. He needs to juggle bartending, babysitting and odd jobs to keep himself afloat. But when old friends from Buenos Aires come to visit, he needs to juggle the image of his old l...

Originally broadcast to critical acclaim on PBS, this documentary traces the story of flight from the famine-swept villages of 19th century Ireland to the industrialized cities of 20th century America. Actual letters chronicle the stories of eight im...

New York Solo Andata tells the story of the American Dream from the first Italian migratory flows to nowadays through the voices of all those who truly believed and fulfilled it with determination. Davide Ippolito leaves Italy to meet Italians and im...

An intelligent businessman from former engineers realizes that he is unlikely to be able to "turn around" in his homeland, and decides to emigrate. But for his beloved wife the question "to go or not to go?" is not so rhetorical. That's why the journ...

Bad harvests and starvation makes northern Swedish farmers consider emigrating to the USA....

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