Summaries

A young Russian boy, Thomas Minton, travels to New York as a passenger on a Russian freighter. Close to Ellis Island he gets off and thus starts his journey to America the same way as all immigrants in former times. Thomas is searching for the family of one of his ancestors, who had emigrated decades ago, but once sent a letter home together with a sample of his new profession: 3D-Photography. The boy follows his relative's traces by counter-checking the old 3D-Photographs of New York (using an antique viewer) with the same places and how they look today. This way, the audience gets to see the Big Apple in former times as well as today.—Julian Reischl <julianreischl@mac.com>

Details

Keywords
  • search
  • theft
  • russian immigrant
  • freighter
  • 3 dimensional photography as subject
Genres
  • Adventure
  • Drama
  • Family
  • History
Release date Oct 19, 1995
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) G
Countries of origin United States
Language English Russian
Filming locations New York City, New York, USA
Production companies Sony New Technologies

Box office

Gross US & Canada $16015639
Gross worldwide $16015639

Tech specs

Runtime 51m
Color Color
Sound mix IMAX 6-Track
Aspect ratio 1.44 : 1

Synopsis

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