Joy (2010)
Joy is an emotionally damaged young woman of eighteen, who was given up at birth, to grow up in homes and with foster families. She lives on the fringes of society, getting by on benefits and earning a little extra by playing the accordion in the subway. In addition, she is a skilled shoplifter and has never been caught.
- Date of release
- 2010-04-08
- TMDB
- 6.0 / 10 (15)
- Runtime
- 1h 15m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Mijke de Jong
Casting
- Samira Maas — Joy
- Coosje Smid — Denise
- Dragan Bakema — Moumou
- Sharon Schouten — Zwangerschapsdocente
- Elisabeth Hesemans — Sanne
- Lisette Livingston — Imme
- Dalorim Wartes — John-John
- Kuno Bakker — Bewaker opvanghuis
- Has Drijver — Automobilist liften
- Olga Louzgina — Eerste moeder
- Naima El Bezaz — Moeder Joy
- Fred Goessens — Hulpverlener opvanghuis
Interesting facts
- Awards: 1 · Nominations: 0. Including: Golden Calf for Best Feature Film
Joy is a 2010 Dutch drama film directed by Mijke de Jong. The film premiered on 14 February 2010 at the Berlin International Film Festival. The film follows an orphaned young woman searching for her biological mother. It was the third in a trilogy of films in which de Jong followed a young female character as she became an adult.
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