My Joy

Drama/Everyday life, Ukraine/Netherlands 2010

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A routine run for a truck driver turns into a nightmare he can’t escape in this psychological drama from filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa. Georgy (Viktor Nemets) 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 (Vladimir Golovin) with disturbing stories about his younger days in the Army. After next picking up a young woman (Olga Shuvalova) 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.
123 min
SD
FSK 16
Audio language:
German

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Director:

Sergei Loznitsa

Cast:

Viktor Nemets (Georgy)

Vladimir Golovin (Old Man)

Alexey Vertkov (Young Lieutenant)

Vlad Ivanov (Major from Moscow)

Dmitriy Gotsdiner (Commander)

Olga Shuvalova (Young Prostitute)

Maria Varsami (Maria)

Original title:

Счастье мое

Original language:

Russian

Further titles:

Schastye moe

Счастье моё

Format:

16:9 SD, Color

Age rating:

FSK 16

Audio language:

German