City of Joy
City of Joy

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Independent of each other, the Pal family - parents Hazari and Kamla, and their three offspring Amrita, Shambu and Manooj - and Max Lowe arrive in Calcutta, their initial dealings there being less than positive. After losing their farm in the nearby countryside to the "money lender", the Pals are in the city in search of a better life, especially in wanting to build a dowry for Amrita who is now of marrying age. Max, a Houston based surgeon who fell into the career as a matte... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in City of Joy:

Patrick Swayze
Om Puri
Pauline Collins
Shabana Azmi
Ayesha Dharker
Art Malik

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Independent of each other, the Pal family - parents Hazari and Kamla, and their three offspring Amrita, Shambu and Manooj - and Max Lowe arrive in Calcutta, their initial dealings there being less than positive. After losing their farm in the nearby countryside to the "money lender", the Pals are in the city in search of a better life, especially in wanting to build a dowry for Amrita who is now of marrying age. Max, a Houston based surgeon who fell into the career as a matter of family obligation, quit his job unable to cope with the emotional toll especially of losing patients, and has come to Calcutta in search of spiritual enlightenment. Their lives converge by chance in the slum neighborhood nicknamed the City of Joy, most specifically at the makeshift City of Joy Clinic and School opened and operated by Irishwoman Joy Bethel who came to Calcutta on a whim and never left. While the Pals eventual settle in the City of Joy, Joy herself tries to convince Max to provide his much needed medical services to the clinic, which he eventually but reluctantly agrees for as long as he is in Calcutta, which is longer than he may have originally planned if only in having troubles trying to get back to the US. In addition to some seeing Max as having no long term commitment to the neighborhood like the Pals who are now residents, two others issues in combination threaten the lives of those in the City of Joy, including Max, Joy and the Pals, and the livelihood of the clinic: the broadening of the services to include a nearby leper colony, some in the neighborhood who do not want to associate with them; and the control of the neighborhood by the corrupt Ghatak family - the patriarchal Godfather as he is referred to and his more violent son Ashok - who own much of the neighborhood property, own many of the neighborhood services (such as the rickshaw services, Hazari who has gotten a job as one of their rickshaw drivers) and who require "protection money" from other neighborhood businesses such as from the clinic to maintain the peace.

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Spirituality and Practice - 4/10 by Frederic and Mary Ann BrussatShows how two men experience the enhancement of their lives by caring, commitment, and community.
Independent (UK) - 4/10 by Anthony LaneThe unpleasant surprise is Ennio Morricone's score, his worst ever. The final chorus sounds like 10,000 Pekinese puppies stuck in a cave.
Hartford Courant - 4/10 by Malcolm JohnsonThis tale of self-discovery works more fascinatingly as a quasi-documentary/travelogue than as a human drama.
User Review - 10/10 by Rachel &a chilling drama unfolds of life in the "city of joy" - which definitely portrays more pathos than joy. Swayze does an outstanding job in his role as the american doctor in the calcutta slums. Realistic portrayal of life in the not so great parts of the city. Would suggest a box of tissues as a companion for this though !!
User Review - 10/10 by Gabi PHomenaje a Patrick Swayze, que se nos fue a rodar arriba...
User Review - 10/10 by Zurino OYou really have to be in the mood to watch this. I can be depressing at times. But it is still one of Patrick Swayze's best movies.
User Review - 10/10 by Anna QFantastic movie. The story line is capturing and attacks the human heart.
User Review - 10/10 by Sue PGreat film, didn't think would be something i would like.A must for something different from romance ect, a real fight for life.
User Review - 10/10 by Erick Josue Sbuen mensaje en esta pelicula ya se ven pocos mensajes como el de esta pelicula
User Review - 10/10 by Tom EA fantastic depiction of the struggles of the Poor in Calcutta

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