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Bozar is hosting a special screening of My Joy as the inauguration of the Close-up dedicated to Sergei Loznitsa in December. While we are showcasing his documentary work during the Close-up, My Joy is one of his rare ventures into fiction as an essential glimpse into his work.
The film follows Georgy, a truck driver. He leaves his home town with a load of goods, but he is forced to take a wrong turning on the motorway, and finds himself in the middle of nowhere. Georgy tries to find his way, but gradually, against his will, he becomes drawn in the daily life of a Russian village. In a place, where brutal force and survival instincts overcome humanity and common sense, the truck driver’s story heads for a dead end… My Joy captivates audiences because it transcends its territory by exploring a universal dimension: Loznitsa brilliantly portrays human desolation.
The Film was selected at Cannes, TIFF, IFFR and many more festivals in 2010. It won the Grand Jury Prize at the Tallin Black Nights Film Festival.
Sergei Loznitsa (UA) is a welcome guest at Bozar. He explores the subjects of historical memory, propaganda, war traumas and their impact on society at large. Sergei Loznitsa has become a master of cinema, creating his films with the precision of a painter crafting a mural where every detail counts… Born in 1964 in Belarus, he grew up in Kiev and studied at the famous film school VGIK in Moscow. His career as a filmmaker started off in 1996 with shorter documentary work and in 2002 he finished his documentary feature The Settlement. The premiere of his fiction feature debut came in 2010 with My Joy that premiered in the main competition at the Cannes Film Festival, where two years later, In the Fog (2012) won the FIPRESCI Prize. His films have been screened and received awards at various film festivals internationally. He won Best Director at Cannes for his fourth feature film Donbass in 2018. Since 1996 Loznitsa completed 23 award-winning documentaries and five fiction films.