City of Hope (1991)
"Welcome to the American city. You buy your way in and you fight your way out. Who says it's a free country?"

Title: City of Hope
Original Title: City of Hope
Release Date: 1991-10-11
Status: Released
Rating: 6.7/10 (from 34 votes)
Language: EN
Genres: Drama
Production Companies: Esperanza Films Inc., The Samuel Goldwyn Company
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.
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

David Strathairn
Asteroid

Tony Denison
Rizzo