City of Hope

City of Hope

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

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Release Date

10/11/1991

Runtime

129 mins

Genres

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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Homepage

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A sprawling, unflinching portrait of an American city where ambition, privilege, and desperation collide across interconnected lives. Jagged and uncompromising, it wears its cynicism about urban decay and institutional corruption as a badge.

Mood

AngryDread-soakedBleakTense

Themes

CorruptionClassPowerComing apartIdentity

Tone

Bleak

Pacing

Steady

Look

NaturalisticHandheld

Structure

Ensemble

Heads up

Graphic violence

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