Two for Joy
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{{Infobox film
| name = Two for Joy
| image = Two for Joy poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Festival premiere poster
| director = Tom Beard
| producer = Emma Comley
Sadie Frost
| writer = Tom Beard
| starring = {{plainlist|
- Samantha Morton
- Billie Piper
- Emilia Jones
- Bella Ramsey
- Badger Skelton
- Daniel Mays
}}
| music = Rodaidh McDonald
| cinematography = Tim Sidell
| editing = Izabella Curry
| studio = {{plainlist|
- Blonde to Black Pictures
- Goldfinch
- Head Gear Films
- Metrol Technology
- Creative England
- BFI
}}
| distributor = Lorton Distribution (UK)
| released = {{Film date|2018|9|27|ref1=|df=y}}
| runtime = 89 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Two for Joy is a 2018 British psychological drama film written and directed by Tom Beard and starring Samantha Morton, Billie Piper, Emilia Jones, Bella Ramsey, Badger Skelton, and Daniel Mays. It is Beard's feature directorial debut.
The film premiered on 27 September 2018, in the United Kingdom, and was later widely released two years later on 27 April 2021.
Premise
When Aisha descends into depression after her husband's death, her oldest daughter Vi finds herself forced to bear the major responsibilities of a parent, while her younger son Troy is excluded from school and increasingly cut off from the rest of the family. From there, an unexpected tragedy will either make or break an already fractured family.
Cast
- Samantha Morton as Aisha
- Emilia Jones as Vi
- Billie Piper as Lillah
- Bella Ramsey as Miranda
- Badger Skelton as Troy
- Daniel Mays as Lias
Reception
The film has {{a or an|{{RT data|score}}}} rating on Rotten Tomatoes out of 16 reviews.{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/two_for_joy|title=Two for Joy|website=Rotten Tomatoes|publisher=Fandango|access-date={{RT data|access date|df=dmy}}}} Beth Webb of Empire awarded the film four stars out of five.{{cite web|last=Webb|first=Beth|title=Two For Joy Review|date=28 September 2018|publisher=Empire|url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/two-joy-review/|accessdate=1 November 2020}}
Stephen Farber of The Hollywood Reporter gave the film a positive review and wrote "Beard expects us to learn about the characters through their physical interactions as well as their facial expressions, and we end up caring deeply about these people even without conventional movie storytelling."{{cite web|last=Farber|first=Stephen|title='Two for Joy': Film Review; Edinburgh 2018|date=28 June 2018|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/two-joy-review-1123868|accessdate=1 November 2020}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|6493292}}
- {{rotten-tomatoes|two_for_joy}}