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The film
chronicles the
ongoing
struggles of
passengers who
were aboard the
Golden Venture,
an immigrant
smuggling ship
that ran aground
near New York
City in 1993.
Passengers had
paid at least
$30,000 to be
brought to the
U.S. from
China's Fujian
Province,
expecting to
arrive indebted
but unnoticed.
But a seemingly
golden
opportunity
quickly evolved
into a hellish
descent through
the cruel whims
of U.S.
immigration
policy.
The Golden
Venture crash
fed a media
circus and
became a symbol
of a growing
national concern
over illegal
immigration.
Many passengers
were deported
over a two-year
period, while
others were
detained for up
to four years.
“Golden Venture”
is a global
epic, a story of
stoic
perseverance and
unexpected
grace, played
out in the
shadow of
national
politics and the
continuing
failure of
ever-harsher US
immigration
policies. At a
time when the
immigration
issue has led to
furious debate
and high stakes
political
maneuvering, the
fate of the
Golden Venture
passengers is
more relevant
than ever.
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