Avalon

Avalon

Three generations of family. They shared a dream called America in a place called Avalon.

PG 1990 · 126 min · ★ 6.7 · Drama

A Polish-Jewish family comes to the U.S. at the beginning of the twentieth century. There, the family and their children try to make themselves a better future in the so-called promised land.

Directed by Barry Levinson · Written by Barry Levinson

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