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City of Hope

City of Hope

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 11, 1991

Runtime

2h 9m

Genres

Drama

User Score

67%

Original Title

City of Hope

Production Companies

Esperanza Films Inc., Samuel Goldwyn Company

Director

John Sayles

Description

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.