Joy

Joy

1983 · 102 min · ★ 5.5 · Drama

This is the story about Joy who falls in love with an older man (she has been looking for her missing father all her life), and then travels around Paris with him and his other female companion, experiencing a broad range of sexual encounters.

Directed by Sergio Bergonzelli · Written by Christian Charrière

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