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Anyone seen My Joy?

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Victor Khomenko

A Russian (OK, so it is officially Ukrainian) road movie, and so much more. To say it is depressing is to say nothing, unfortunately it also captures the modern (and not so modern) Russian/Ukrainian reality almost too well. Last time I traveled there was in 2007, and I drove through many villages and small town that are so well captured in the film - my fear is the typical Western viewer will not be able to grasp the whole depth of desperation, poverty and backwardness that exists in that part of the world. Some elements will most likely be totally lost - like the dripping with quiet horror the road check scene. The true horror is in how accustomed the people there are to this part of their lives.
Extremely well made film, somewhat in the vein of "4", except more horrifying.
Highly recommended.

Edits: 03/29/12

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Glad to hear from you on this . . . - mr grits 15:30:40 03/29/12 (2)
Your comments make it even more frightening now that you affirm its reality. It is indeed unsettling to think people still live and behave as if the old regime was still in power. It seems life is a daily struggle against your neighbor and anyone in a uniform and there are no guarantees the sun will rise.

Now, the driver did get off course and ended up having his own Deliverance" experience. The village scene was just creepy. (Of course, in Texas you get chainsawed into barbecue. Here you are forced to pick cotton.) I'm just glad some film makers are not afraid to show what it can be like. They aren't selling many country retirement dachas with this brutal honesty but that's not their intention.
- I asked about it on a Russian (non-film) forum... - Victor Khomenko 17:51:16 03/29/12 (1)
  No one has heard of it.
  - I can see why....better to capture all the hot pant honeys in Moscow. & - mr grits 19:13:53 03/29/12 (0)
    ,
:-). nt - tinear 08:08:45 03/29/12 (2)
fds
- Huh? You speechless? :) - Victor Khomenko 08:24:09 03/29/12 (1)
  I think you loved Stalker... this one definitely has the dark, Tark quality to it.
  - You already had my interest, now mentioning "Stalker?" - tinear 11:55:57 03/29/12 (0)
    Overkill!
    It's in the queue...

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