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?

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.

• Release date
• October 11, 1991
• Runtime
• 129 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• John Sayles

Cast

Vincent Spano Nick Rinaldi Tony Lo Bianco Joe Rinaldi Joe Morton Winn Jace Alexander Bobby Todd Graff Zip Frankie Faison Levonne Gloria Foster Jeanette Angela Bassett Reesha