Underplayed Gems

My Joy (2010)

My Joy poster
Original title
Счастье моё
Directed by
Sergei Loznitsa
Genre
drama film, road movie
Country
Ukraine, Germany, Netherlands
Runtime
2h 08m
Rated
14
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 50 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A truck driver travels through rural Russia and encounters a series of disturbing people and events. The journey becomes a descent into a harsh and chaotic world.

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What happens

My Joy (Russian: «Счастье моё», romanized: Shchyastye moyo, German: Mein Glück, Ukrainian: «Щастя моє», romanized: Shchastia moie) is a 2010 internationally co-produced Russian-language road film directed by Sergei Loznitsa. It is set in the western regions of Russia, somewhere near Smolensk. My Joy was the first Ukrainian film ever to compete for the Palme d'Or. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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