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Joy

  • 2018
  • TV-MA
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
1.5K
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Joy (2018)
Drama

Joy, a young Nigerian woman caught in the vicious cycle of sex trafficking, is instructed by her exploiter Madame to supervise Precious, a teenage girl who is not ready to accept her fate.Joy, a young Nigerian woman caught in the vicious cycle of sex trafficking, is instructed by her exploiter Madame to supervise Precious, a teenage girl who is not ready to accept her fate.Joy, a young Nigerian woman caught in the vicious cycle of sex trafficking, is instructed by her exploiter Madame to supervise Precious, a teenage girl who is not ready to accept her fate.

  • Director
    • Sudabeh Mortezai
  • Writer
    • Sudabeh Mortezai
  • Stars
    • Joy Alphonsus
    • Mariam Sanusi
    • Angela Ekeleme
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    1.5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Sudabeh Mortezai
    • Writer
      • Sudabeh Mortezai
    • Stars
      • Joy Alphonsus
      • Mariam Sanusi
      • Angela Ekeleme
    • 15User reviews
    • 22Critic reviews
    • 75Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 14 wins & 9 nominations total

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    Joy Alphonsus
    • Joy
    • (as Anwulika Alphonsus)
    Mariam Sanusi
    • Precious
    Angela Ekeleme
    • Madame
    Gift Igweh
    Sandra John
    Chika Kipo
    Ella Osagie
    Eziza Isibor
    • Juju Priest
    • (as Dr. Eziza Isibor)
    Glory Aghastmwan
    • Girl at the Juju Ritual
    Ernest Omachugbo
    • Black Boys
    Iwunnah Everlyn Nkechi
    • Hair Stylists
    Joy Utomi
    • Hair Stylists
    Jane Okoh
    • Joy's Daughter
    Jane Smith
    • Foster Mother
    Swantje Beckmann
    • Joy's Doctor
    Christian Ludwig
    • Christian
    Chris Maclure
    • Christian's Friend
    Mary Kreutzer
    • NGO Worker
    • Director
      • Sudabeh Mortezai
    • Writer
      • Sudabeh Mortezai
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    User reviews15

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    7khanal_1945

    Joy's history... Was hard enough...

    I watch it with my wife, but we were a little bit disappointed with that end but the core of that was great, how joy managed the situation at the end and how this crazy world show to us his creepy and occult true..
    10enyiomeruah

    It was riveting

    Please watch this story. It impacted me. I find myself thinking about the characters days after i watched it. I wont look at this situation the same way again.
    5kosmasp

    Hard Knock Life

    Everyone has to earn their money, live their lives and so forth. Some of the stories of people doing just that are more interesting than others. Some of the hardships are more worth to follow than others. If you don't mind the context of how or what our main characters are doing, you should be overall fine. Still the drama unfolds at a slow pace which might not work to everyones favor or wish.

    Having said that, there is attention to detail (you decide if that's good or bad) and the story does work overall. Don't expect anything fancy or flashy though
    6Pro_Viewer

    What was that?

    OK, I watched it all the way thru and just kept saying, WHY? I understand being trapped into prostitution and have to work your way out... There is way too many plot holds and things that don't make any sense. I'm giving it a 6 out of 10 Stars because I know some work went into this. Maybe I will watch the ending again to try and figure what the hell happened! LOL, No spoilers but, watch the throwing money around and say WTF?
    10EdgarST

    Beliefs, life, survival.

    Excellent film on the vicious circle of prostitution. That's the core of the movie: even if you get out of the business, something so intense happened that you will never be the same, and "virtue" will ellude you, even in subliminal ways.

    But on the other hand this is a story about Nigerian women who go to work as prostitutes in Austria and get into debt, after making an oath with a juju priest to enforce the contract that the women "sign": it is a cultural bind, a process of enslavement from which there is no escape. For you may become "free" after paying your debt to a madam, but at home your soul is still a prisoner in the form of a charm that the juju priest keeps with him, until a relative breaks the spell, after the debt is settled...

    Beliefs, life, survival. A very good film, made by a German filmmaker of Iranian origins. Many awards in Venezia, Chicago, Sevilla, London and other international events. Highly Recommended.

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      Joy won the Best Film award at London Film Festival in 2018.
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    • Release date
      • May 24, 2019 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Austria
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Джой
    • Filming locations
      • Vienna, Austria
    • Production companies
      • FreibeuterFilm
      • Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF)
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 39m(99 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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