<p><b>“There are echoes of Michael Haneke's work in this rambling, nightmare journey through the dark soul of Russia<i>.</i>”</b> <b>- <i>Screen International</i></b></p><p>In the frozen, dark Russian countryside truck driver Georgy's routine run becomes a journey into an unforgiving world. Brutal local police, mysterious passengers and a teenage prostitute all offer their own picture of the underbelly of a society that offers no escape. </p><p>Award-winning documentary filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa (<i>Blockade</i>; <i>Revue,</i> MIFF 08) presents his first narrative feature film, a road movie through the dark side of rural Russia. Based on anecdotes collected by Loznitsa while he was making his documentaries in Eastern Europe, <i>My Joy</i> is a biting parable of contemporary Russian life.</p><p>“Shows a violence-filled country corrupted into inhumanity&#8230; a devastating critique of Russian society.” - <i>Variety</i></p>