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    PG-131992 · Drama · 2h 14m

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  1. 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.

  2. 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
  3. 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.

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › City_of_JoyCity of Joy - Wikipedia

    Film adaptation. References. 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, [1] although the slum was based on an area in its twin city of Howrah . Plot.

    • Dominique Lapierre
    • 1985
  5. City of Joy. Rent City of Joy on Fandango at Home, Prime Video, or buy it on Fandango at Home, Prime Video. Farmer Hasari Pal (Om Puri) moves his family to Calcutta to start a new life.

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    • Roland Joffé
    • PG-13
    • Patrick Swayze
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  7. Summaries. An American doctor, a British nurse, and an illiterate Indian farmer unite to transform a Calcutta ghetto in this uplifting, inspirational movie starring Patrick Swayze and Pauline Collins. Independent of each other, the Pal family--parents Hazari and Kamla and their three offspring Amrita, Shambu and Manooj--and Max Lowe arrive in ...

  8. 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. 579 IMDb 6.5 2 h 14 min 1992. X-Ray PG-13. Drama · Emotional · Heartwarming · Inspiring. Watch with a free Prime trial. Watch with Prime.

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