Joy Boy

November. 15,2020      
Rating:
6.5
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Based on a true story, Joy Noy revisits pivotal moments in the life of Jonny, a young man caught between his conservative family, an evangelical church and his emergent sexuality.

George Holahan-Cantwell as  Little Jonny
Alison Bell as  Lynn (Mum)
Andrew McFarlane as  Ps. Ted
Tracy Mann as  Ps. Janine
Patrick Jhanur as  Billy
Stef Smith as  Felicity
Paul Capsis as  Ps. Robert

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Reviews

Libramedi
2020/11/15

Intense, gripping, stylish and poignant

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HottWwjdIam
2020/11/16

There is just so much movie here. For some it may be too much. But in the same secretly sarcastic way most telemarketers say the phrase, the title of this one is particularly apt.

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Lidia Draper
2020/11/17

Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

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Deanna
2020/11/18

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

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