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* GlasgowGrin: The main antagonist Ashok Ghatak, the son of a Godfather-like mafia figure in India, use this as his preferred [[DisproportionateRetribution punishment against females]]. He does it once to a minor female character, and late in the film, he attempts to do it to [[spoiler:Anouar's daughter in retaliation to his defiance]], but is unable to [[PapaWolf go through with it]].
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Swayze plays Houston surgeon Max Lowe who feels despair after losing a young patient and so travels to UsefulNotes/{{India}} looking for spiritual enlightenment. A robbery leaves Lowe injured, broke, and without identification on the streets of Calcutta. Hazari helps Lowe recover by taking him to a slum named "City of Joy". Irish nurse Joan Bethel runs a free health clinic who eventually persuades a reluctant Lowe to contribute his medical skills.
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Swayze plays Houston surgeon Max Lowe who feels despair after losing a young patient and so patient. So he takes a long vacation, travels to UsefulNotes/{{India}} looking for seeking spiritual enlightenment. A robbery leaves Lowe injured, broke, and without identification on the streets of Calcutta. Hazari helps Lowe recover by taking him to a slum named "City of Joy". Irish nurse Joan Bethel runs a free health clinic who eventually persuades a reluctant Lowe to contribute his medical skills.
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Swayze plays Houston surgeon Max Lowe who feels despair after losing a young patient and then so travels to Calcutta UsefulNotes/{{India}} looking for spiritual enlightenment. A robbery leaves Lowe injured, broke, and without identification.identification on the streets of Calcutta. Hazari helps Lowe recover by taking him to a slum named "City of Joy". Irish nurse Joan Bethel runs a free health clinic who eventually persuades a reluctant Lowe to contribute his medical skills.
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This film was produced by [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allied_Filmmakers Allied Filmmakers]] and distributed by Creator/TriStarPictures.
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''City of Joy'' is a 1992 inspirational film starring Creator/PatrickSwayze by French director Roland Joffé (''Film/TheMission'' and
The film begins when rural farmer Hazari Pal (Om Puri) moves to Calcutta with his wife Kamla (Shabana Azmi) and three children after a drought wipes out their village. They are soon cheated out of their rent money and become homeless. Hazari struggles to support his family, but eventually finds work as a rickshaw driver. But the family lives on the edge of economic disaster and struggles with goals like their daughter can't get married without a dowry.
Swayze plays Houston surgeon Max Lowe who feels despair after losing a young patient and then travels to Calcutta looking for spiritual enlightenment. A robbery leaves Lowe injured, broke, and without identification. Hazari helps Lowe recover by taking him to a slum named "City of Joy". Irish nurse Joan Bethel runs a free health clinic who eventually persuades a reluctant Lowe to contribute his medical skills.
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* DespairEventHorizon: Max Lowe leaves his medical career in despair when a young patient dies. Lowe travels to Calcutta looking for spiritual enlightenment and hope. Inverted because Lowe becomes less depressed by the end of the movie from finding community with slum dwellers.
* FishOutOfWater: Both Hazari and Lowe are robbed when they were new to Calcutta and unprepared for its criminal element. This common experience helps begin their friendship.
* TheFilmOfTheBook: The original novel by Dominique Lapierre was more successful than the movie. The uplifting feeling of peace at the end of the novel is well earned. The book explore levels of poverty.
* GoodSamaritan: Hazari finds help for Lowe after Lowe was robbed, injured, and left without identification.
* WhiteMansBurden: Downplayed since Dr. Lowe came to Calcutta to shake himself out of depression, not save anybody, but he discovers that his medical skills could make a difference. Justified in the case of the Irish nurse Joan Bethel, since it is her job to run a free health clinic ministering to the sick and homeless.
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''City of Joy'' is an inspirational film starring Creator/PatrickSwayze directed by Roland Joffé (French director of ''Film/TheMission'' and ''Film/TheKillingFields''). The drama takes place amid the poverty of Calcutta slums. Swayze plays Houston surgeon Max Lowe who feels despair after losing a young patient and then travels to Calcutta looking for spiritual enlightenment.
The film begins when rural farmer Hazari Pal (Om Puri) moves to Calcutta with his wife Kamla (Shabana Azmi) and three children in search of a better life. They are soon cheated out of their rent money and become homeless. Hazari struggles to support his family, but eventually finds work as a rickshaw driver.
!!This film provides examples:
* DespairEventHorizon: Max Lowe leaves his medical career in despair when a young patient dies. Lowe travels to Calcutta looking for spiritual enlightenment and hope. Inverted because Lowe becomes less depressed by the end of the movie from finding community with slum dwellers.
* FishOutOfWater: Both Hazari and Lowe are robbed when they were new to Calcutta and unprepared for its criminal element. This common experience helps begin their friendship.
''City of Joy'' is an inspirational film starring Creator/PatrickSwayze directed by Roland Joffé (French director of ''Film/TheMission'' and ''Film/TheKillingFields''). The drama takes place amid the poverty of Calcutta slums. Swayze plays Houston surgeon Max Lowe who feels despair after losing a young patient and then travels to Calcutta looking for spiritual enlightenment.
The film begins when rural farmer Hazari Pal (Om Puri) moves to Calcutta with his wife Kamla (Shabana Azmi) and three children in search of a better life. They are soon cheated out of their rent money and become homeless. Hazari struggles to support his family, but eventually finds work as a rickshaw driver.
!!This film provides examples:
* DespairEventHorizon: Max Lowe leaves his medical career in despair when a young patient dies. Lowe travels to Calcutta looking for spiritual enlightenment and hope. Inverted because Lowe becomes less depressed by the end of the movie from finding community with slum dwellers.
* FishOutOfWater: Both Hazari and Lowe are robbed when they were new to Calcutta and unprepared for its criminal element. This common experience helps begin their friendship.
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''City of Joy'' is an inspirational film starring Creator/PatrickSwayze directed by Roland Joffé (French director of ''Film/TheMission''
The film begins when rural farmer Hazari Pal (Om Puri) moves to Calcutta with his wife Kamla (Shabana Azmi) and three children in search of a better life. They are soon cheated out of their rent money and become homeless. Hazari struggles to support his family, but eventually finds work as a rickshaw driver.
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* DespairEventHorizon: Max Lowe leaves his medical career in despair when a young patient dies. Lowe travels to Calcutta looking for spiritual enlightenment and hope. Inverted because Lowe becomes less depressed by the end of the movie from finding community with slum dwellers.
* FishOutOfWater: Both Hazari and Lowe are robbed when they were new to Calcutta and unprepared for its criminal element. This common experience helps begin their friendship.
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''City of Joy'' is a 1992 an inspirational film about an unlikely friendship between a starring Creator/PatrickSwayze directed by Roland Joffé (French director of ''Film/TheMission'' and ''Film/TheKillingFields''). The drama takes place amid the poverty of Calcutta slums. Swayze plays Houston surgeon Max Lowe who feels despair after losing a young patient and then travels to Calcutta looking for spiritual enlightenment.
The film begins when rural farmer Hazari Pal (Om Puri) moves to Calcutta with his wife Kamla (Shabana Azmi) and three children in search of a better life. They are soon cheated out of their rent money and become homeless. Hazari struggles to support his family, but eventually finds work as a rickshawdriver and a Houston Surgeon played by Creator/PatrickSwayze.driver.
The film begins when rural farmer Hazari Pal (Om Puri) moves to Calcutta with his wife Kamla (Shabana Azmi) and three children in search of a better life. They are soon cheated out of their rent money and become homeless. Hazari struggles to support his family, but eventually finds work as a rickshaw
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''City of Joy'' is a 1992 film about an unlikely friendship between a Calcutta rickshaw driver and a Houston Surgeon played by Creator/PatrickSwayze.
!!This film provides examples:
* DespairEventHorizon: Max Lowe quits his job as a surgeon in despair when a young patient dies. Lowe travels to Calcutta looking for spiritual enlightenment and hope. Inverted because Lowe becomes less depressed by the end of the movie from finding community with slum dwellers.
* FishOutOfWater: Both Hazari and Lowe are robbed when they were new to Calcutta and unprepared for its criminal element. This common experience helps begin their friendship.
''City of Joy'' is a 1992 film about an unlikely friendship between a Calcutta rickshaw driver and a Houston Surgeon played by Creator/PatrickSwayze.
!!This film provides examples:
* DespairEventHorizon: Max Lowe quits his job as a surgeon in despair when a young patient dies. Lowe travels to Calcutta looking for spiritual enlightenment and hope. Inverted because Lowe becomes less depressed by the end of the movie from finding community with slum dwellers.
* FishOutOfWater: Both Hazari and Lowe are robbed when they were new to Calcutta and unprepared for its criminal element. This common experience helps begin their friendship.
