Description:
Truck driver Georgy sets out on a provincial Russian highway for a routine delivery, but a series of chance encounters see his journey spiral out of control. A roadside police check, a war veteran, and a young prostitute lead him to a village from which there appears to be no way out – where the locals struggle to survive a tough, elemental world, and the past holds a grip on their everyday lives. Caught in a merciless dead end, Georgy's unexpected fate is the crux of award-winning documentarian Sergei Loznitsa's unique and original feature debut, My Joy. Based on true stories the director encountered during his decade-long pilgrimage by road through Russia, My Joy is a daring and haunting parable from an arresting new voice in feature filmmaking. [Kino Lorber Films]
Production Company
Ma.ja.de. Fiction,
ARTE,
Kinofilm,
Lemming Film,
Ma.Ja.De Filmproduktion,
Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg,
Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM),
Sota Cinema Group,
Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)
Release Date Sep 30, 2011
Duration 2 h 7 m
Rating Not Rated
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