City of Joy

City of Joy

1992 · 132 min · EN · PG-13 · 6.6 (141 votes)
Dir. Roland Joffé · Starring Patrick Swayze, Om Puri, Pauline Collins, Shabana Azmi, Ayesha Dharker, Art Malik · Music Ennio Morricone

He was a man who couldn't care less... until he met a man who couldn't care more.

Drama

Max Lowe is a Houston surgeon who has grown weary of the bureaucracy of American medicine. When he loses a patient on the operating table, Max impulsively decides to leave America and travel to India in the hope of finding himself. Not long after he arrives in Calcutta, Max is attacked by a group of thugs and left without money or a passport.

VIBE

A raw, unflinching look at the human spirit's capacity for hope amidst profound suffering. It's a deeply affecting journey that balances despair with moments of profound connection and resilience.

upliftingheartbreakinginspiringsombersteadysocial realismcharacter-driven dramagrittyhoperesiliencehumanitysuffering
hopeleprosyindiacalcutta
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