Joy (2018)

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Movie
German title Joy
Original title Joy
Country of production Austria
original language English , German
Publishing year 2018
length 100 minutes
Age rating JMK 14
Rod
Director Sudabeh Mortezai
script Sudabeh Mortezai
production Sabine Moser ,
Oliver Neumann
camera Klemens Hufnagl
cut Oliver Neumann
occupation

Joy is an Austrian feature film of Sudabeh Mortezai from the year 2018 . The premiere took place on August 30, 2018 as part of the 75th Venice Film Festival , where the film was invited to the Giornate degli Autori section . The Austrian premiere took place at the Viennale 2018, and the film was released in Austrian cinemas on January 18, 2019.

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Joy is a young woman from Nigeria who works as a prostitute in Vienna . On the one hand, she would like to use the money she earns to financially support her little daughter and her family in Nigeria; on the other hand, she has to pay off her debts with Madame, her pimp , who used to work as a prostitute herself, and thus buy herself out of her. Because the trip to Europe with smugglers cost thousands of euros and now has to be paid back. In addition, Joy has taken a juju oath in her homeland , which forbids her to report her compatriots. After freedom seems to be within reach, Madame hands over her Precious, a young Nigerian girl who does not want to come to terms with her fate.

The film tells of women who were victims of human trafficking and sexual exploitation , while taking their perspective throughout and illuminating a system in which the roles of exploiter, accomplice and victim flow into one another.

Production and Background

The film was shot from August 10, 2017 to January 29, 2018 in Vienna and Nigeria . He was supported by the Austrian Film Institute and the Vienna Film Fund , with ORF involved . The film was produced by the Austrian FreibeuterFilm . Julia Libiseller was responsible for the production design, Carola Pizzini for the costume design and Atanas Tcholakov for the sound.

Sudabeh Mortezai and the producers Sabine Moser and Oliver Neumann (2015)

The film is the second feature film by Sudabeh Mortezai after Macondo (2014). For her research on the film, the director traveled to Benin City , visited a juju priest and spoke to families whose daughters live in Europe. In Vienna, she researched government offices, non-governmental organizations , the police and the Nigerian community. The impetus for her project was the non-fiction book Ware Frau. On the trail of modern slavery from Africa to Europe by Mary Kreutzer and Corinna Milborn .

In May 2019, the film was added to Netflix 's offer .

The film was selected as the Austrian candidate for best international film for the 2020 Academy Awards , but was disqualified because of too many English passages. According to the rules of the academy, only works whose dialogues are largely not in English were allowed to apply.

reception

Matthias Greuling wrote in the Wiener Zeitung that the film offers a deep insight into a world about which little is known. From long research and contacts with dropouts and active prostitutes, “Mortezai creates an oppressive and gripping portrait of a system that thrives on human trafficking, abuse and exploitation and represents the tough reality of life for tens of thousands of women. Mortezai treats her characters, played by laypeople, lovingly and with great respect. Just as they deserve it. "

Awards and nominations (selection)

Joy Alphonsus ( Austrian Film Award 2020 )

Venice International Film Festival 2018 - Giornate degli Autori section

  • Europa Cinemas Label - Best European Film
  • Hearst Film Award - Best Female Director

London Film Festival 2018

  • Award for best film

Chicago International Film Festival 2018

  • Awarded the Silver Hugo Special Jury Prize

Viennale 2018

International Film Festival Marrakech 2018

  • Grand Prize

Film Festival Max Ophüls Prize 2019

  • Prize for the socially relevant film
  • Best Young Actors (Joy Alphonsus)

Diagonal 2019

  • Nomination for the Thomas Pluch script award (main award and special award of the jury; Sudabeh Mortezai)
  • Acting award for Joy Alphonsus
  • Diagonale Prize Costume Design - Best Costume Design Feature Film ( Carola Pizzini )

Cut Prize 2019

  • Nomination for the Filmstiftung NRW Editing Prize Feature Film (Oliver Neumann)

Austrian candidate for the best international film for the Academy Awards 2020 (disqualified due to too many languages ​​in English)

Austrian Film Award 2020

  • Award in the Best Feature Film category (Oliver Neumann, Sabine Moser, Sudabeh Mortezai)
  • Award in the category Best Female Actress (Joy Anwulika Alphonsus)
  • Award in the category Best Director (Sudabeh Mortezai)
  • Award in the category Best Screenplay (Sudabeh Mortezai)
  • Nomination in the category Best Cinematography (Klemens Hufnagl)
  • Nomination in the category Best Costume Design (Carola Pizzini)

The Papierene Gustl 2020

  • Award as the best Austrian film

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Age rating for Joy . Youth Media Commission .
  2. ↑ a b Kleine Zeitung: 21 films compete for the Golden Lion in Venice . Article dated July 25, 2018, accessed July 27, 2018.
  3. ^ Giornate degli autori: Joy . Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  4. ↑ a b Austrian Film Institute: JOY at the Venice Festival . Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  5. ↑ orf.at: Viennale: New boss and “new energy” . Article dated August 24, 2018, accessed August 24, 2018.
  6. ↑ a b Joy. In: Austrian Film Institute . Retrieved July 27, 2018 .
  7. ↑ a b Vienna Film Fund: Joy . Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  8. ↑ a b Interview with Sudabeh Mortezai: “Very close to reality” . Article from January 18, 2019, accessed on January 20, 2019.
  9. ↑ Joy at crew united . Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  10. ^ Social drama "Joy": First victims, then perpetrators . Article from January 16, 2019, accessed on January 19, 2019.
  11. ↑ diepresse.com: Austrian film "Joy" causes a sensation on Netflix . Article dated May 31, 2019, accessed May 31, 2019.
  12. ↑ The Guardian: Streaming: Netflix's ode to Joy . Article dated May 27, 2019, accessed May 31, 2019.
  13. ↑ Austria's Oscar candidate disqualified. In: The press . November 11, 2019, accessed February 10, 2020 .
  14. ^ Wiener Zeitung: Joy: "Madame" is merciless . Article from January 16, 2019, accessed on January 19, 2019.
  15. ^ Sudabeh Mortezai wins Europa Cinemas Venice Label . Article dated September 7, 2018, accessed September 7, 2018.
  16. ↑ a b Success for Mortezai's “Joy” in Venice: ORF co-financed drama awarded Europa Cinemas Label and Hearst Film Award . OTS notification dated September 7, 2018, accessed on September 7, 2018.
  17. ^ Sudabeh Mortezai wins the first Hearst Film Award . Article dated September 6, 2018, accessed September 7, 2018.
  18. ↑ 2018 competition winners announced at the 62nd BFI London Film Festival . Article dated October 20, 2018, accessed October 23, 2018.
  19. ↑ Awards for Joy at the BFI London Film Festival . Article dated October 22, 2018, accessed October 23, 2018.
  20. ^ Cinema Chicago: Awards Announced for 54th Chicago International Film Festival . Retrieved October 23, 2018.
  21. ↑ orf.at: Viennale 2018: rain of prizes and good occupancy . Article dated November 8, 2018, accessed November 8, 2018.
  22. ↑ Mortezai's "Joy" wins the main prize at the Marrakech Film Festival . Article dated December 8, 2018, accessed December 9, 2018.
  23. ↑ Film Festival Max Ophüls Prize: The Prize Winners 2019 . Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  24. ↑ Diagonale 2019: Acting Awards . Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  25. ↑ Diagonale 2019: Diagonale Prize for production and costume design . Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  26. ↑ The nominees for the 2019 cut prices have been announced. August 20, 2019, accessed August 27, 2019 .
  27. ↑ Joy von Sudabeh Mortezai starts the race for the international Oscar. In: WKO News. September 4, 2019, accessed September 4, 2019 .
  28. ↑ Patrick Hipes: Austria's Oscar Submission 'Joy' Disqualified For Language Rule. In: Deadline.com. November 11, 2019, accessed November 11, 2019 .
  29. ^ Nominations for the Austrian Film Prize 2020. In: Academy of Austrian Films . Retrieved December 4, 2019 .
  30. ↑ Christian Ude: Austrian Film Prize: "Joy" is the big winner: only the Oscar is missing. In: Small newspaper . January 30, 2020, accessed January 30, 2020 .
  31. ↑ 10th Austrian Film Prize: This is how the gala went: The live blog for reading. In: Small newspaper . January 30, 2020, accessed January 30, 2020 .
  32. ↑ "Parasite" is "the best movie". In: Wiener Zeitung . March 25, 2020, accessed March 28, 2020 .