City of Joy
1992 • Drama
6.606 (161)
Roland Joffé
Director
Dominique LaPierre
Writer
Status
Released
Release date
April 15, 1992
Duration
132 Min
Language
English
Popularity
1.4779
Budget
$27,000,000
Revenue
$14,683,921
Overview
Max Lowe is a Houston surgeon who has grown weary of the bureaucracy of American medicine. When he loses a patient on the operating table, Max impulsively decides to leave America and travel to India in the hope of finding himself. Not long after he arrives in Calcutta, Max is attacked by a group of thugs and left without money or a passport.






































