BLACK JOY (1977) may be an unfamiliar comedy film to some mainly due to it being released in the United Kingdom. It did not receive an official USA release until 1986. Nevertheless, this film is REALLY good and funny! BLACK JOY was adapted from "Dark Days and Light Nights", a stage play by Jamal Ali, who also wrote the screenplay. Nominated for the Golden Palm award at Cannes in 1977, Anthony Simmons (Four in the Morning, The Optimists) directs the insightful if seedy story of an innocent and un