My Joy

Plot

Georgy is driving a load of freight into Russia when, after an unpleasant encounter with the police at a border crossing, he finds himself giving a lift to a strange old man with disturbing stories about his younger days in the Army. After next picking up a young woman who works as a prostitute and is wary of the territory, Georgy finds himself lost, and despite asking some homeless men for help, he’s less sure than he was before of how to make his way back where he belongs. As brutal images of violence and alienation cross the screen, Georgy’s odyssey becomes darker and more desperate until it reaches an unexpected conclusion.

Genres

Drama

Year

2010

Runtime

128 min

Director

Sergei Loznitsa

Cast

Olga Shuvalova, Vlad Ivanov, Vladimir Golovin, Aleksey Vertkov, Dmitry Gotsdiner, Maria Varsami, Boris Kamorzin, Pavel Vorozhtsov, Viktor Nemets, Dmitry Poddubny

TMDB rating

6.3 / 10

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