Yes, very. More sad than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Joy end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Joy easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Joy

Name: Joy
Genre: Drama
Released: 2019
Duration: 99 min
Rating: 5.9
Cast: Anwulika Alphonsus, Precious Mariam Sanusi, Angela Ekeleme, Gift Igweh, Sandra John

Directed by Sudabeh Mortezai

Produced by FreibeuterFilm, ORF

201999 min5.9 / 10

A stark, intimate portrait of survival and exploitation in the underbelly of Vienna, where a sex worker's mentorship of a newcomer becomes a meditation on agency, debt, and the cost of freedom.

Close to paying off her debts, a Nigerian sex worker in Austria coaches a reluctant novice, and assesses the risks of taking a faster path to freedom.

Clusters

Loyalty Under Pressure Betrayal, Downfall, Survival Realistic Injustice Dramas Morally Ambiguous Crime Dramas Immigrants and Exiles

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Human Trafficking Austria Nigeria Undocumented Immigrant Vienna, Austria Sex Worker Sex Work

Questions people ask

Is Joy sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.
Does Joy end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is Joy scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is Joy easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is Joy violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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