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?"

Nov 15 1991 R 2h 9m
Crime, Drama

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.

Plot

City of Hope is a portrait of a typical middle-sized American city of the present day. The crux of the story is an old apartment block which stands in the way of a major commercial development. Joe Rinaldi is the building contractor who owns the buildings, and is being pressured to torch them to permit the development to occur. His estranged son, Nick, soon becomes a pawn in the power politics of the city. Corrupt Mayor Baci and policeman O'Brien are determined to push the development, while idealistic city councilman Wynn soon finds himself torn between what he knows is right and what his black constituents want.

Written by

John Sayles

Directed by

John Sayles

Cast

Vincent Spano, Tony Lo Bianco, Stephen Mendillo

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Esperanza Films Inc., The Samuel Goldwyn Company

Languages

Português, English

Awards

5 wins & 4 nominations total

Trailers
Trailer - CITY OF HOPE (1991, John Sayles)
City Of Hope (1991) Trailer [www.prijevodi-online.org]
Scores
# of Votes
2,915
Average Rating
7.3 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA