Title: The Immigrant (2013 film)
Passage: Director James Gray said The Immigrant is ``80% based on the recollections from my grandparents, who came to the United States in 1923'', and he described it as ``my most personal and autobiographical film to date''. He was also inspired by Giacomo Puccini's operas that comprise Il Trittico.
Question: is the movie the immigrant based on a true story
Answer: yes