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City of Joy (1992)

PG-13 · 1992-04-15 · 2h 12m · EN
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He was a man who couldn't care less... until he met a man who couldn't care more.

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.

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Roland JofféDirectorDominique LaPierreWriter
Budget
$27M
Box office
$14.7M

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Patrick SwayzePatrick SwayzeMax LoweOm PuriOm PuriHazari PalPauline CollinsPauline CollinsJoan BethelShabana AzmiShabana AzmiKamla H. PalAyesha DharkerAyesha DharkerAmrita H. PalArt MalikArt MalikAshok GhatakNabil ShabanNabil ShabanAnouarDebatosh GhoshDebatosh GhoshRam ChanderSuneeta SenguptaSuneeta SenguptaPoominaMansi UpadhyayMansi UpadhyayMeetaShyamanand JalanShyamanand JalanGhatak - GodfatherShyamal SenguptaShyamal SenguptaGangooly - Con man

Keywords

HopeLeprosyIndiaLeperCalcutta

Movie DNA

Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityHope · Leprosy · IndiaDialogue densityDramaPacingLongDirector preference142117Actor preference93971 · 262041 · 114771

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What is City of Joy about?

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.

How long is City of Joy?

City of Joy has a runtime of 132 minutes.

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