A young female character, Nikki Douka, from Samothraki, is sailing to the U.S. to fulfill a marriage contract and save her family honor. Her skills as a seamstress keep her busily sewing throughout the voyage to alter wedding dresses for the third-class voyagers. But along the way, she meets a young American photographer who is returning from the Middle East where he was snapping shots of the war in Smyrna, 1922. Her honesty, pride, and beauty attract the attention of the American who falls in love with her. Tribulations abound during the voyage, following the dramas of several unfortunate young women upon whom nasty characters preyed, as Nikki struggles with her feelings for the photographer.
Directed by Pantelis Voulgaris
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3.7 / 5
Cast
Evi Saoulidou
Haro
Victoria Haralabidou
Niki Douka
Andréa Ferréol
Emine
Damian Lewis
Norman Harris
Eleni Roussinou
Yelena
Dimitris Katalifos
Captain
Eirini Inglesi
Ms. Kardaki
Steven Berkoff
Karabulat
Elizaveta Kuznetsova
Olga
Apostolis Totsikas
Nikolas
Yorgos Makris
Prodromos
Evelina Papoulia
Marion
Crew
Pantelis Voulgaris
Director
Ioanna Karystiani
Writer
Giorgos Arvanitis
Director of Photography
Martin Scorsese
Executive Producer
Pantelis Voulgaris
Producer
Popular Reviews
4 reviews
catita
8.1★ · 06/28/25
increíble!! te amo ciclos de cine del museo d bellas artes🫶🫶🫶
increíble!! te amo ciclos de cine del museo d bellas artes🫶🫶🫶
Romeo
6.0★ · 01/20/25
“i cannot translate, read my eyes.”
such a heartbreaking fucking film about a real life that many women outside of america had to live…they had no choice but to live for others and honor their family as they worked hard and sacrificed their own happiness for their families chance of wellbeing
i did get confused at some parts just because of the filming choices and transitions to scenes so it wasn’t my favorite but the storyline is so heart shattering
“i cannot translate, read my eyes.”
such a heartbreaking fucking film about a real life that many women outside of america had to live…they had no choice but to live for others and honor their family as they worked hard and sacrificed their own happiness for their families chance of wellbeing
i did get confused at some parts just because of the filming choices and transitions to scenes so it wasn’t my favorite but the storyline is so heart shattering