City of Joy

     

City of Joy1992

Stars: Patrick Swayze, Om Puri, Pauline Collins, Shabana Azmi
Genre: Drama
Rating: PG-13
Runtime: 132 minutes

City of Joy is a 1985 novel by Dominique Lapierre. It was adapted into film by Roland Joffé in 1992. Calcutta is nicknamed "the City of Joy" after this novel, although the slum was based on an area in its twin city of Howrah. more »


Hasari Pal:
The gods have not made it easy to be a human being.

Max Lowe:
No they haven't. But I guess that's why it feels so goddamn wonderful to beat the odds.

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