Someone Else's America (1995)
- Starring:
- Tom Conti, Miki Manojlovic, (more)
- Director(s):
- Goran Paskaljevic
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
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Synopsis of Someone Else's America
Immigrant friends living in a shabby corner of Brooklyn while they pursue the American Dream are the center of this comedy-drama from Serbian director Goran Paskaljevic. Tom Conti stars as Alonso, a Spaniard and owner of the Paradiso, a run-down bar where he lives with his blind mother and where his friend Bayo (Miki Manojlovic), an illegal immigrant from Yugoslavia, works as janitor in exchange for free room. The best of friends, Alonso and Bayo are united in believing that they'll succeed in the Land of Opportunity, despite much evidence to the contrary. Bayo's family then follows him to New York from Montenegro, but his beloved youngest son is drowned in the Rio Grande during the dangerous journey. Unable to cope with his grief, Bayo blames his eldest son, Luka (Sergej Trifunovic) for the tragedy. Luka, however, turns out to be the salvation of both his father and Alonso, transforming Paradiso into a trendy ethnic restaurant and marrying a Chinese-American girl in order to gain citizenship. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of Someone Else's America
- Tom Conti - Alonso
- Maria Casarés - Alonso's Mother
- Sergej Trifunovic - Luka
- Jonathan Peck - Sam
- John Norman Thomas - Afisi's Borther
- Miki Manojlovic - Bayo
- Zorka Manojlovic - Bayo's Mother
- Chian-Chia Ciu - Chinese Girl
- Andjela Stojkovic - Savka
- Michael Willis - Foreman
- Director(s):
- Goran Paskaljevic
- Writer(s):
- Gordan Mihic
- Producer(s):
- Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre, Jean-Yves Asselin, Angeliki Arvanitis
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Questionable for Children, Mild Violence, Profanity)
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