Joy Is the Acid Test
2023, Portuguese. Directed by Helena Ignez.
A film about love, also a memoir, about the trip made in the 1970s to Morocco by Jarda Ícone, an artist, sexologist, and octogenarian rocker, as she defines herself, and Lírio Terron, a human rights activist. In fact, a journey that is not over in their lives. Jarda Icon teaches classes on how women can obtain their own orgasm. With her group of disciples and friends Ana Brasil, Sheyla Fernanda, Caroline Sylvie and Lakshmi she develops self-sustainable feminist and artistic projects. The film is political, but not at all politicized in the traditional sense. It is an ode to the underground and counterculture movements, it is a hymn to freedom, and its title is also a tribute to Oswald d Andrade, one of the main names in Brazilian modernism.
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Portuguese
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Cast & crew
- Helena IgnezDirector
- Helena IgnezJarda Ícone
- Ney MatogrossoLírio
- Thaís de Almeida PradoAna Brasil
- Barbara VidaSheyla Fernanda
- Michele MatalonCaroline Sylvie
- André Guerreiro LopesAntônio
- Djin SganzerlaJarda Ícone Jovem
- Negro LeoPadre Lúcio
- Lorena Da SilvaAna Luisa Escorel
- Fernanda D'UmbraBaby Ring
- Mario BortolottoMarião
- Fransérgio AraújoEscovado
Details
- Released
- 23 January 2023
- Original title
- A Alegria é a Prova dos Nove
- Country
- Brazil
- Written by
- Helena Ignez
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Joy Is the Acid Test runs 101 minutes (1h 41m).
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Joy Is the Acid Test isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 23 January 2023. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed Joy Is the Acid Test?
Joy Is the Acid Test (2023) was directed by Helena Ignez and stars Helena Ignez, Ney Matogrosso, Thaís de Almeida Prado.