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    JOIKA

    Directed by James Napier Robertson
    New Zealand/Poland | 110 minutes | North American Premiere | World Cinema Now

Film Festival 2024

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Based on the true story, teenager Joy Womack (Talia Ryder) becomes one of the first American women to be admitted to the prestigious but punishing Bolshoi Ballet School, where she is tutored by the vaunted Tatiyana Volkova (Diane Kruger).

film details

Director: James Napier Robertson
Producers: Tom Hern, Belindalee Hope, Klaudia Smieja-Rostworowska
Screenwriter: James Napi­er Robertson
Cinematographers: Tomasz Nau­miuk
Editor: Chris Plum­mer, Mar­tin Brinkler
Music: Dana Lund
Cast: Talia Ryder, Diane Kruger, Oleg Ivenko, Natasha Aderslade, Natalia Osipova, Charlotte Ubben, Borys Szyc, Tomasz Kot
Country: New Zealand/Poland
Language: In English and Russian with English subtitles
Year: 2023
Running Time: 110 minutes
Premiere Status: North American Premiere
Primary Company: Four Knights Film
Contact Email: lani@4knightsfilm.com

Film Festival 2024