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A doctor, a nurse, and a farmer join forces to help the poor in a slum neighborhood called City of Joy, where they face corruption, violence, and disease. Starring Patrick Swayze, Pauline Collins, and Om Puri, directed by Roland Joffé.
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- Crime, Drama
- Roland Joffé
- 1992-04-17
City of Joy is a drama film directed by Roland Joffé, based on a novel by Dominique Lapierre. It follows the stories of a farmer, a surgeon and a leper colony in Calcutta.
City of Joy is a 1985 novel by Dominique Lapierre about a Polish priest, a rickshaw puller and a doctor in a slum in Calcutta. The novel was adapted as a film by Roland Joffé in 1992 and inspired a foundation for slum children.
- Dominique Lapierre
- 1985
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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