Joy (2010 film)

Joy is a 2010 Dutch drama film directed by Mijke de Jong.[1] 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.[2]

Joy
Directed byMijke de Jong
Screenplay byHelena van der Meulen
Produced byFrans van Gestel
Jeroen Beker
Arnold Heslenfeld
CinematographyTon Peters
Edited byDorith Vinken
Music byRini Dobbelaar
Release date
  • 8 April 2010 (2010-04-08)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryNetherlands
LanguageDutch

The film won the Golden Calf for Best Feature Film award at the 2010 Netherlands Film Festival.[1] 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.[1] 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).[1]

References
  1. "Joy" (in Dutch). Netherlands Film Festival. Archived from the original on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  2. Bockting, Berend Jan; Broekhoven, Jorrit van (14 February 2020). "De Volkskrant film- en tv-tips voor zaterdag 15 februari". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 April 2020.
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