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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 group of people from different backgrounds and cultures form a bond in a Calcutta slum and face challenges from the local mafia and the leper colony. City of Joy is a film based on a true story and directed by Roland Joffé, starring Patrick Swayze, Pauline Collins and Om Puri.
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- Drama
- Roland Joffé
- 1992-04-17
A surgeon and a rickshaw driver cross paths in Calcutta, where they face the challenges of poverty and injustice. Roger Ebert praises the performances and locations, but criticizes the plot and the ending of this adaptation of Dominique Lapierre's novel.
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
A movie about an American doctor, a British nurse, and an Indian farmer who try to improve the lives of the poor in a Calcutta slum. The plot involves their struggles with the corrupt Ghatak family, the leper colony, and the spiritual quest of the doctor.
Farmer Hasari Pal (Om Puri) moves his family to Calcutta to start a new life. Settling in the city's poorest area (the "city of joy"), he finds Texan doctor Max (Patrick Swayze), who has...
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- Drama
- PG-13
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City of Joy. An American doctor, a British nurse and an illiterate Indian farmer join together to transform a Calcutta ghetto in this uplifting, inspirational movie starring Patrick Swayze and Pauline Collins. 578 IMDb 6.5 2 h 14 min 1992. X-Ray PG-13. Drama · Emotional · Heartwarming · Inspiring.
