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City of Joy (released in the Philippines as Raging Inferno) is a 1992 drama film directed by Roland Joffé, with a screenplay by Mark Medoff. It is based upon the novel of the same name by Dominique Lapierre, which looks at poverty in then-modern India, specifically life in the slums.
Apr 17, 1992 · A disillusioned American doctor and a British nurse join forces with a local family to transform a Calcutta ghetto in this inspirational movie. Based on a true story, City of Joy features Patrick Swayze, Pauline Collins, Om Puri and Shabana Azmi in the cast.
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- Drama
- Roland Joffé
- 1992-04-17
City of Joy (French: La Cité de la joie) is a 1985 novel by Dominique Lapierre. It was adapted as a film by Roland Joffé in 1992. Calcutta is nicknamed "the City of Joy" after this novel, although the slum was based on an area in its twin city of Howrah.
- Dominique Lapierre
- 1985
Apr 17, 1992 · A surgeon and a rickshaw driver cross paths in Calcutta, where they face the harsh realities of poverty and injustice. Roger Ebert praises the performances and locations, but criticizes the plot and the ending of this adaptation of a novel by Dominique Lapierre.
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- Roland Joffé
- PG-13
- Patrick Swayze
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A movie about an American doctor, a British nurse, and an Indian farmer who try to improve the lives of the slum dwellers in Calcutta. The plot involves their struggles with the corrupt Ghatak family, the leper colony, and the spiritual quest of the doctor.
Max Lowe, a disillusioned Houston surgeon, travels to India to find himself and helps a man who cannot care more. Watch the trailer and stream the movie online on TMDB.
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