City of Joy is a 1992 drama film directed by Roland Joffé, with a screenplay by Mark Medoff. It is based upon the novel of the same name by Dominique Lapierre, which looks at poverty in then-modern India, specifically life in the slums. The film stars Patrick Swayze, Pauline Collins, Om Puri and Shabana Azmi.
City of Joy (1992)
Directed by Roland Joffe
Genres - Drama |
Release Date - Apr 17, 1992 |
Run Time - 132 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - PG-13
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Official Site
Budget
$27,000,000
Box Office
$14,683,921
Tags
Calcutta, Hope, India, Leper
Attributes
Based On: City of Joy
Filming Location: Pinewood Studios
Narrative Location: India, Kolkata
Subject: about poverty in India
Filming Location: Pinewood Studios
Narrative Location: India, Kolkata
Subject: about poverty in India
Alternate Titles
A Cidade Da Esperança
BR
Calcutta - Gledens by
NO
Cidade da Alegria
PT
City Of Joy
City of Joy
GB, US
Glädjens stad
SE
Glædens by
DK
I poli ton 'oneiron'
GR
Ilon kaupunki
FI
La cité de la joie
CA, FR
La città della gioia
IT
La ciudad de la alegría
AR, CL, PE, ES
La ciutat de l'alegria
ES
Mesto radosti
SI
Miasto radości
PL
Örömváros
HU
Stadt der Freude
DE
Zevk Şehri
TR
Город удовольствий
RU
Градът на радостта
BG
シティ・オブ・ジョイ
JP