Joy

An intimate film about Joy, abandoned as a baby, whose whole life has been dedicated to the search for her mother. Joy, an emotionally damaged seventeen-year old girl, has only one thing left to hope for in life: finding her biological mother. Her search is successful, but the enormous disappointment it produces is so hard to bear that she opts for the most radical way out (drama, 85', 35mm).

Directed by Mijke de Jong
Screenplay by Helena van der Meulen
Produced by IDTV Film
Completed: January 2010

Mijke de Jong:
a.o. KATIA’S SISTER (2008, feature), STAGES (2007, feature) Awards: SIGNIS Award Special Mention Las Palmas FF, Special Mention Locarno Int. FF, BLUEBIRD (2004, feature) Awards: Crystal Bear Berlin Int. FF, Grand Prix Montréal Int. Children’s FF, Young People’s Jury Award Toronto Sprockets Int. FF, LOVE HURTS (1993, feature) Awards: Swissair/Crossair Special Prize Locarno Int. FF.

IDTV Film, ph. +31 20 314 3322
film@idtv.nl
www.idtvfilm.nl

Festivals:

Berlin International Film Festival 2010 - Generation Kplus - World Premiere

Festivals
Berlinale

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