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Joy

  • 2018
  • TV-MA
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
1.4K
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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
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    1.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Sudabeh Mortezai
    • Writer
      • Sudabeh Mortezai
    • Stars
      • Joy Alphonsus
      • Mariam Sanusi
      • Angela Ekeleme
    • 14User reviews
    • 22Critic reviews
    • 75Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 14 wins & 9 nominations

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    Joy Alphonsus and Mariam Sanusi in Joy (2018)
    Joy Alphonsus in Joy (2018)
    Joy Alphonsus and Mariam Sanusi in Joy (2018)
    Mariam Sanusi in Joy (2018)
    Angela Ekeleme in Joy (2018)
    Mariam Sanusi in Joy (2018)
    Joy Alphonsus in Joy (2018)
    Joy Alphonsus and Mariam Sanusi in Joy (2018)
    Joy (2018)

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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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    • Trivia
      Joy won the Best Film award at London Film Festival in 2018.
    • Soundtracks
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      Composed by Goran Velinov

      Performed by MC Stanko

    User reviews14

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    10/10
    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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    • 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
      1 hour 39 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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