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City Of Joy

1992, Movie, PG-13, 134 mins

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Renowned for both his social conscience and the epic scale of his films, British helmer Roland Joffe (THE KILLING FIELDS, THE MISSION) is on familiar dramatic terrain with CITY OF JOY, a burnished portrait of personal redemption and native empowerment in India, the Third World nation synonymous with overpopulation and grinding poverty. In search of the most basic needs, the farming family of Hasari Pal (Om Puri), among countless others, migrates to Calcutta to escape a disa... read more leave a comment
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Synopsis: A disenchanted American surgeon arrives in Calcutta seeking enlightenment - instead he's mugged and taken to a free clinic in the slums, where he finds a new purpose for his life.
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Posted: 8/28/2009
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A disillusioned American surgeon finds his place in life while working among the poor of Calcutta.
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Length: 00:30
Posted: 3/17/2008
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In the best performance of his career, Swayze stars as Max Lowe, a disillusioned surgeon who travels to India after a young patient dies on the operating table. But Lowe's determination to quit medicine is challenged when he meets a committed British nurse who runs a free clinic in Calcutta's mostdangerous neighborhood. And when her clinic - and the livelihood of her neighbors - is threatened by the brutal local "godfather", Max teaches the impoverished Indians the strength of their own unity.
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Length: 02:14:46
Posted: 4/8/2009
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In the best performance of his career, Swayze stars as Max Lowe, a disillusioned surgeon who travels to India after a young patient dies on the operating table. But Lowe's determination to quit medicine is challenged when he meets a committed British nurse who runs a free clinic in Calcutta's mostdangerous neighborhood. And when her clinic - and the livelihood of her neighbors - is threatened by the brutal local "godfather", Max teaches the impoverished Indians the strength of their own unity.
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Length: 02:16:00
Posted: 7/12/2008
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Year: 1992
Rated PG-13

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Cast
Patrick Swayze: Max Lowe
Pauline Collins: Joan Bethal
Om Puri: Hasari Pal
Shabana Azmi: Kamla Pal
Art Malik: Ashoka
Ayesha Dharker: Amrita Pal

 

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