29/08/2000
1927. Uma rapariga judia, chamada Fegele, vive com o pai e com a avó numa aldeia na Rússia. Mas, perante a ameaça presente da perseguição, o pai parte para a América em busca de trabalho para mais tarde poder levar consigo a família. Fegele junta-se a um grupo de aldeões em fuga que esperam conseguir chegar à América, mas acaba por ir parar a um barco com destino a Inglaterra. Aí começa a ser tratada por Suzie e é enviada para um centro de acolhimento cristão e para uma escola, onde é proibida de falar yiddish mas aprende a cantar. Dez anos mais tarde ela parte para Paris, onde trabalha como corista e conhece uma loura e ambiciosa russa chamada Lola que é bailarina. Suzie começa a poupar dinheiro na esperança de reunir a quantia suficiente para pagar a passagem para a América.
Christina Ricci
as Suzie
Johnny Depp
as Cesar
Cate Blanchett
as Lola
John Turturro
as Dante Dominio
Harry Dean Stanton
as Felix Perlman
Олег Янковский
as Father
Don Fellows
as Joe
Claudia Lander-Duke
as Young Suzie
Danny Scheinmann
as Man in Suit
Anna Tzelniker
as Mother of Man in Suit
Barry Davis
as Man in Village
Thom Osborn
as Man in Village
Frank Chersky
as Man in Village
Daniel Hart
as Man in Village
Peter Majer
as Man in Village
Hana Maria Pravda
as Grandmother
Ayala Meir
as Child
Abraham Hassan
as Child
Lloyd Martin
as Child
Uri Meir
as Child
Sophie Richman
as Child
Theo Wishart
as Child
Michael Mount
as Boy in Cart
Harry Flinder
as Boy in Cart
Danny Richman
as Man in Cart
Victor Sobchak
as Man at Port
Sue Cleaver
as Red Cross Woman
Clifford Barry
as English Port Official
Paul Clayton
as Second Official
Diana Hoddinott
as Foster Mother
Richard Albrecht
as Foster Father
Ornella Bryant
as Playground Bully
Sam Friend
as Playground Bully
Isabella Melling
as Playground Bully
Alan David
as Welsh Teacher
Imogen Claire
as Audition Mistress
Miriam Karlin
as Madame Goldstein
Consuelo De Haviland
as Party Hostess
Katia Labèque
as Pianist
Marielle Labèque
as Pianist
George Antoni
as Reporter
Pablo Verón
as Dancing Romany
Taraf de Haidouks
as Romany Band
Odile Roire
as Opera Chorus
Brigitte Boucher
as Opera Chorus
Norah Krief
as Opera Chorus
Hélène Hardouin
as Opera Chorus
Hugues Dalmagro
as Romany Brother
Cedric Gary
as Romany Brother
Saïfi Ghoul
as Romany Boy
Manfred Andrae
as German Officer
Richard Sammel
as German Officer Pianist
Zirek
as Father of Boy
Joyce Springer
as Refugee Worker
Cyril Shaps
as Older Man in Sweatshop
Anna Korwin
as Woman in Sweatshop
Mark Ivanir
as Man in Sweatshop
Alfred Hoffman
as Man in Sweatshop
Bernard Spear
as Man in Sweatshop
Damien Puckler
as Studio Assistant
David Baxt
as Studio Lawyer
Katherine Hogarth
as Father's New Wife
Patrick Clarke
as Son
Bridget Clarke
as Daughter
Chris Gillespie
as Nurse
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