Joy Division

Nov 17 2006 N/A 1h 45m
Drama, War

A teenage orphan fights against the Red Army at the end of WWII and in the aftermath is 'adopted' by a Commissar. Years later he is sent to London during the Cold war to work for the KGB, where he questions his life.

Plot

In 1944, 14-year-old Thomas is convoked to fight in the German Army. He survives, but his town is destroyed, his family dies in a bombing and his sweetheart Melanie is raped and murdered by the Russian Army. A Commissar brings the orphan Thomas to Soviet Union, and he is sent to the military school. Years later, Thomas becomes an agent of KGB and in 1962, during the Cold War, he is assigned to work in London. Living with ghosts from the past in constant fear and paranoia, he meets the black Londoner Yvonne, who gives him the strength of joy.

Written by

Rosemary Mason, Reg Traviss

Directed by

Reg Traviss

Cast

Ed Stoppard, Tom Schilling, Bernadette Heerwagen

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Kingsway Films

Languages

English

Awards

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