Critics Week · 44th Edition
Joyland
JOYLAND
Director
Saim Sadiq
Country
Pakistan
Runtime
2 h 6 min
Language
Urdu, Punjabi
Premiere
MENA premiere (Middle East and North Africa)
Synopsis
The Ranas, a patriarchal joint family, yearn for the birth of a baby boy, their youngest son falls for an ambitious trans starlet. Their love story slowly illuminates the entire family’s desire for a sexual rebellion.
Cast
Ali Junejo, Rasti Farooq, Alina Khan, Sarwat Gilani
Screenplay
Saim Sadiq, Maggie Briggs
Producers
Apoorva Charan, Sarmad Khoosat, Lauren Mann
About the Director
Pakistani director whose short film DARLING was the first Pakistani film to premiere at the 76th Venice Film Festival, winning Best Short Film Orizzonti Prize. It went onto TIFF 2019, SXSW 2020. His previous short NICE TALKING TO YOU was at Palm Springs International Shortsfest 2019, and made the BAFTA Shortlist for Best Student Film.
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