Joyland
dir. Saim Sadiq
82
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As a patriarchal family yearns for the birth of a son to continue their family line, their youngest son secretly joins an erotic dance theatre and falls for its transgender starlet.
Critics consensus
With stunning honesty that's achingly bittersweet, Joyland tackles gender and sexual fluidity in a repressed patriarchal society with wisps of hopefulness.
Directed bySaim Sadiq
StarringAli Junejo, Rasti Farooq, Alina Khan, Sarwat Gilani, Salmaan Peerzada, Sohail Sameer
Written bySaim Sadiq, Maggie Briggs
CinematographyJoe Saade
EditingSaim Sadiq
MusicAbdullah Siddiqui
Joyland
2022 · NR · 2h 7m
Romance, Drama
As a patriarchal family yearns for the birth of a son to continue their family line, their youngest son secretly joins an erotic dance theatre and falls for its transgender starlet.
Critics Consensus
With stunning honesty that's achingly bittersweet, Joyland tackles gender and sexual fluidity in a repressed patriarchal society with wisps of hopefulness.
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