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City of Hope (1991)

City of Hope (1991)

Drama

Welcome to the American city. You buy your way in and you fight your way out. Who says it's a free country?

Release Date: 1991, October 11
Directors: John Sayles
Countries: United States of America
Production: Esperanza Films Inc., Esperanza Films Inc., The Samuel Goldwyn Company, The Samuel Goldwyn Company
Cast: Gloria Foster, David Strathairn, Kevin Tighe, Jude Ciccolella, Angela Bassett, Marianne Leone Cooper, Chris Cooper, Joe Morton, Miriam Colon, Olga Merediz, Frankie Faison, Scott Schutzman Tiler

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

new jersey politics xenophobia vietnam war kids drug abuse urban life american way of life