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Joyland

126 min
Drama
Films
2022
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In the heart of the metropolitan yet conservative city of Lahore lives the Rana family, a lower middle class joint family comprising of the old patriarch, the elder son and pregnant wife with three daughters, and the youngest son Haider and his wife Mumtaz.

As the Rana’s eagerly anticipate the birth of a baby boy to continue their family line, Haider secretly takes up a job as a background dancer at an erotic theatre where he is drawn to an ambitious trans starlet, Biba.

Slowly yet suddenly, Haider and Biba are engulfed in a secret summer romance which surreptitiously takes over his home, unraveling the dichotomy between desire and morality for the entire Rana family.

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Key Information

Original Title

جوائے لینڈ

Year

2022

Duration

126 min

Genre

Drama

Country

Pakistan, United States

Languages

Urdu, Punjabi

Awards

2023 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Best international Film Palm Springs International Film Festival - Directors to watch (Saim Sadiq), FIPRESCI Award (Best Actor) 2022 Cannes Film Festival - Queer Palm, Un Certain Regard Jury Prize

Cast & Crew

Directors

Saim Sadiq

Producers

Apoorva Charan, Sarmad Khoosat, Lauren Mann

Executive Producers

Riz Ahmed (Flee, Sound of Metal) Malala Yousafzai

Cast

Ali Junejo, Alina Khan

Supporting Cast

Rasti Farooq, Sarwat Gilani

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