An undocumented Filipina immigrant lands a job as a careworker for a seemingly terminal old man, securing a better life for her and her daughter. But a dark discovery threatens to destroy everything she’s strived for and holds dear.
Acting
Max Eigenmann's contained fury could power a small city.
Direction
Zarcilla weaponizes British politeness into genuine terror.
Writing
The title's pun lands like a gut punch by credits.
Director
Paris Zarcilla
Leanne Best
Katherine
Max Eigenmann
Joy
Jaeden Paige Boadilla
Grace
Eva Jane Willis
Grace's Father's Wife
David Hayman
Mr. Garrett
Caleb Johnston-Miller
Orlando
Oliver Wellington
Gary
Eugenia Low
Apparition
Jodie Cuaresma
Apparition
Seb Yates Cridland
Young Man
Stephanie Connell
Old Woman
Gabriel Vick
Mr. Johnson
Sophie Morris-Sheppard
Mrs. Johnson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Zarcilla, a British-Filipino director, based Joy's experiences on his own mother's decades as a London careworker.
The Garretts' house is a character itself—every creak and curtain designed to evoke the 'polite' racism of upper-class English interiors.
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