The Immigrant

The Immigrant is a story based in 1920s New York, of Polish nurse, Ewa, played by Marion Cotillard, and her sister, Magda played by Westworld actress, Angela Sarafyan. It opens as they arrive to Ellis Island only to be separated. The story then follows Ewa as she has to navigate the manipulations of the men around her and making undesirable sacrifices to be reunited with her sister.


I thought that Marion Cotillard did a stunning job, portraying the role of Ewa. She mastered the Polish accent and language along with also portraying a soft spoken, desperate yet very driven character. I thought that the supporting actors, Joaquin Phoenix and Jeremy Renner, also did a pretty good job following in her lead.

The plot was interesting but a bit long and dry. It was also predictable from the beginning. Due to these things, I’d say that the movie was good enough to check out once, but not one that I would seek out again.