The Saint of Fort Washington
- Original title
- The Saint of Fort Washington
- Year
- 1993
- Running time
- 103 min.
- Country
- United States
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Matt Dillon
- Danny Glover
- Rick Aviles
- Nina Siemaszko
- Ving Rhames
- Joe Seneca
- Kevin Corrigan
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Drama | Poverty. Friendship
- Synopsis
- Matthew, a young schizophrenic, finds himself out on the street when a slumlord tears down his apartment building. Soon, he finds himself in even more dire straits, when he is threatened by Little Leroy, a thug who is one of the tough denizens of the Fort Washington Shelter for Men. He reaches out to Jerry, a streetwise combat veteran, who takes Matthew under his wing as a son. The relationship between these two men grows as they attempt to conquer the numbing isolation of homelessness.
- Awards
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1993: Toronto Film Festival: Audience Award - People's Choice Award (2nd Place)1993: Stockholm Film Festival: Best Actor (Matt Dillon)1992: Chicago Film Critics Awards: Nominated for Best Supp. Actor (Matt Dillon)
- Critics' reviews
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"Sympathetic performances from Danny Glover and Matt Dillon somewhat compensate for the mildness of the material, but can't disguise the fact that the film has very little to say about a major societal problem."
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"Whatever its shortcomings, 'The Saint of Fort Washington' takes its subject very seriously, in ways that no audience can fail to find wrenchingly sad."
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"Though something of a failure in its own terms, this social-conscience movie does produce a strong emotional tug"
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