La Statue de la Liberté naissance d'un symbole tells the story of an incredible and seemingly absurd dream: to place a colossal statue, the eighth wonder of the world, in a new nation's busiest harbor as a symbol of enduring international friendship. And to do so without the help of governments, existing foundations or sponsorship by any authority. And the film recounts the saga of how that dream, once launched in the world, pulled other dreamers in its wake, resulting in one of the world's great symbols.