Joyland |
❊ ❊ 1/2 - Rating - 2022 - Drama 2h 6m
Joyland is a 2022 Urdu and Punjabi-language Pakistani drama film written and directed by Saim Sadiq in his feature film directorial debut. The film stars Ali Junejo Rasti Farooq Alina Khan Sarwat Gilani and Salmaan Peerzada. It centers on the Rana family whose patriarch yearns for the birth of another boy.
It had its world premiere at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival on 23 May 2022 in Un Certain Regard where it competed for the Caméra d'Or. Joyland is the first Pakistani film to premiere at Cannes Film Festival and it received a standing ovation after its screening and also won Jury Prize and Queer Palm prize for best LGBTQ queer or feminist theme movie at the festival.
The film was released in Pakistan on 18 November 2022. It was selected as the Pakistani entry for Best International Feature Film at 95th Academy Awards. On 21 December 2022 it became the first Pakistani film to be shortlisted in the category.
Cast: Ali Junejo Rasti Farooq Alina Khan
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The ensemble is one that collectively adds perspective to an ever-personal relationship between one's identity versus perceived identity based on gender performance and further how that perception can deteriorate one's self-actualization.
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