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Joy

Sep 4, 2018
1h 39m
★ 6.0

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

FreibeuterFilm
ORF

Cast

Anwulika Alphonsus

Joy

Anwulika Alphonsus

Precious Mariam Sanusi

Precious

Precious Mariam Sanusi

Angela Ekeleme

Madame

Angela Ekeleme

Gift Igweh

Gift Igweh

Sandra John

Sandra John

Chika Kipo

Chika Kipo

Ella Osagie

Ella Osagie

Eziza Isibor

Juju Priest

Eziza Isibor

Glory Aghastmwan

Girl at the Juju Ritual

Glory Aghastmwan

Ernest Omachugbo

Black Boys

Ernest Omachugbo

Iwunnah Everlyn Nkechi

Hair Stylists

Iwunnah Everlyn Nkechi

Joy Utomi

Hair Stylists

Joy Utomi

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