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Naples to New York

Drama

Duration

2h 04m

Release

21 Nov 2024

Country

Italy

Language

Italian

Overview

In the immediate post-war period, amidst the rubble of a poverty-ridden Naples, two kids, Carmine and Celestina, try to survive as best they can by helping each other out. One night, they secretly board a ship bound for New York to reach Celestina’s sister, who emigrated to America several years earlier. The two children join the many Italian emigrants seeking a new life in America and arrive in an unknown metropolis, which, after several misadventures, they will learn to call home.

Plot

Follows two Neapolitan kids as they journey to New York to escape Italy's early postwar poverty.

Cast

Pierfrancesco FavinoDea LanzaroAntonio Guerra

Ratings

Internet Movie Database: 6.9/10

Details

Director

Gabriele Salvatores

Writers

Federico FelliniTullio PinelliGabriele Salvatores

Awards

2 wins & 8 nominations total
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