Joy (2010)

Directed by

Mijke de Jong

Genre

drama film

Country

Netherlands

Runtime

1h 15m

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 15 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An orphaned young woman sets out to find her biological mother. The film follows her journey as she becomes an adult.

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What happens

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. The film won the Golden Calf for Best Feature Film award at the 2010 Netherlands Film Festival. Helena van der Meulen won the Golden Calf for Best Script award and Coosje Smid won the Golden Calf for Best Supporting Actress award for her role in the film. The film was also nominated for the Golden Calf for Best Director (Mijke de Jong), Best Actress (Samira Maas), Best Cinematography (Ton Peters) and Best Production Design (Jolein Laarman and Jorien Sont). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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