Joyland
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.
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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