My Joy
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.
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Cast
18 people
Olga Shuvalova
Teenage Prostitute
Known for
Everybody Dies But Me
Vlad Ivanov
Major from Moscow
Known for
Snowpiercer
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
Vladimir Golovin
Old Man
Known for
Déjà vu
The Cold Summer of 1953
Aleksey Vertkov
Young Lieutenant
Known for
Dead Mountain: The Dyatlov Pass Incident
White Tiger
Dmitry Gotsdiner
Commander
Also in
Through My Eyes
Ranevskaya
Maria Varsami
Maria
No other roles listed
Boris Kamorzin
Truck driver
Known for
The Monk and the Demon
Donbass
Pavel Vorozhtsov
Known for
Dead Mountain: The Dyatlov Pass Incident
Fidelity
Viktor Nemets
Georgy
Known for
A Gentle Creature
Dmitry Poddubny
Also in
Vacation
Vyacheslav Shikhaleev
Known for
Red Ghost
Timofey Tribuntsev
Known for
Kitchenblock
The Monk and the Demon
Sergei Loznitsa Director · Oleg Mutu Cinematographer Danielius Kokanauskis Editor
United States release September 30, 2010 · Produced in Germany, Ukraine, Netherlands, Russia · Languages German, Russian
Production
ma.ja.de. Fiction
Production
ARTE
Production
Sota Cinema Group
Production
Germany · Ukraine · Netherlands · Russia
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Счастье моё
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
German · Russian
Release dates
France · May 19, 2010
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United States · September 30, 2010
Limited theatrical · New York Film Festival
Ukraine · November 11, 2010
Theatrical
United States
September 30, 2011 · Limited theatrical
Brazil
February 17, 2012 · Premiere · Mostra SP mj.gov.br
France
November 17, 2010 · Theatrical
Germany
August 19, 2011 · Theatrical
Russia
March 31, 2011 · Theatrical
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