City of Hope

Oct 11, 1991

2h 9m

★ 6.7

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

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Esperanza Films Inc.

The Samuel Goldwyn Company

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Cast

Nick Rinaldi

Vincent Spano

Joe Rinaldi

Tony Lo Bianco

Winn

Joe Morton

Bobby

Jace Alexander

Zip

Todd Graff

Levonne

Frankie Faison

Jeanette

Gloria Foster

Reesha

Angela Bassett

Asteroid

David Strathairn

Rizzo

Tony Denison

O'Brien

Kevin Tighe

Angela

Barbara Williams

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