Ahead of its world premiere at the London Film Festival later this month, Netflix has released a poster and trailer for director Ben Taylor’s Joy.
Starring Thomasin McKenzie, James Norton and Bill Nighy, the film tells the remarkable story of the journey of the birth of IVF in 1978, as a young embryologist, scientist, and surgeon work together despite the odds and oppositions they face to unlock the puzzle of infertility. Watch the trailer below…
Joy tells the remarkable true story behind the ground-breaking birth of Louise Joy Brown in 1978, the world’s first ‘test-tube baby’, and the tireless 10-year journey to make it possible. Told through the perspective of Jean Purdy, a young nurse and embryologist, who joined forces with scientist Robert Edwards and surgeon Patrick Steptoe to unlock the puzzle of infertility by pioneering in vitro fertilisation (IVF). The film celebrates the power of perseverance and the wonders of science as it follows this maverick trio of visionaries who overcame tremendous odds and opposition to realise their dream, and in doing so allowed millions of people to dream with them.
Joy arrives on Netflix on November 22nd.
