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Joyland

Directed by Saim Sadiq
Pakistan, United States
2022
126 mins

As the Ranas—a happily patriarchal joint family—yearn for the birth of a baby boy to continue the family line, their youngest son secretly joins an erotic dance theatre and falls for an ambitious trans starlet. Their impossible love story slowly illuminates the entire Rana family’s desire for a sexual rebellion.

  • Year
    2022
  • Country
    Pakistan, United States
  • Language
    Urdu
  • Director
    Saim Sadiq
  • Cast
    Ali Junejo, Rasti Farooq, Alina Khan, Sarwat Gilani, Salmaan Peerzada, Sohail Sameer, Sania Saeed
  • Writer
    Saim Sadiq
  • Cinematographer
    Joe Saade
  • Editor
    Jasmin Tenucci
  • Genre
    Drama, LGBTQ+
  • Theme
    LGBTQ, Drama

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