A trans sex worker in the Spanish barrio finds herself in an unwanted love triangle with a notorious gang leader while two drug organizations battle for supremacy suddenly finds herself tangled in a world of chaos and deceit.
Acting
Mya Taylor brings Tangerine-level authenticity to Joy.
Direction
Baiza's cramped barrio staging feels claustrophobically real.
Director
Christopher Baiza
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mya Taylor was the first trans woman nominated for a Film Independent Spirit Award for Tangerine (2015), making this her return to similar terrain.
Tom Sizemore's casting as Coco adds meta-weight: a notoriously volatile actor playing a volatile man whose tenderness may or may not be performative.
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