City of Hope
“Welcome to the American city. You buy your way in and you fight your way out. Who says it's a free country?”
Drama
This gritty inner-city film follows various people living in a troubled New Jersey setting, most notably Nick Rinaldi, a disillusioned contractor who has been helped along his whole life by his wealthy father. Other characters in this ensemble drama about urban conflict and corruption include Asteroid , an unstable homeless person, and Wynn, an idealistic young politician.
VIBE
A raw, unflinching look at urban decay and political corruption. It feels like a cold, hard dose of reality, exposing the underbelly of the American Dream with a cast of characters struggling against their circumstances.
grittybleakcynicalrealisticsteadysocial realismcharacter-driven dramaurban dramacorruptiondisillusionmenturban decayclass struggle
vietnam wardrug abusenew jerseypoliticsamerican way of lifeurban lifexenophobiachild
