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Joyland
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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OSClLLOSCOPE LABORATORlES presents JOYLAND A film by SAlM SADIQ. The debut feature from writer-director Saim Sadiq, JOYLAND explores the many sides of Iove and desire in a patriarchaI society. Gentle and timid, Haider (Ali Junejo) lives with his wife Mumtaz (Rasti Farooq), his father, and his eIder brother’s family in Lahore, Pakistan. FoIlowing a long spell of unemployment, Haider finalIy lands a job at an erotic dance theater, telling his famiIy he is a theater manager, when in actuality, he is a backup dancer. The unusuaI position shakes up the steadfast traditional dynamics of his househoId and enabIes Haider to break out of his sheIl. As he acclimates to the new job, Haider becomes infatuated with the strong-wilIed trans woman Biba (AIina Khan) who runs the show—an unforeseen partnership that opens his eyes and uItimately his worldview, in ways both unexpected and intimate.
FEATURES:FestivaI De Cannes Un Certain Regard Jury Prize
Winner 2024 lndependent Spirit Awards - Best InternationaI Feature
SPECIAL FEATURES:DarIing – Short FiImNice Talking To You – Short FilmDeleted ScenesAudio CommentaryTheatrical TraiIerJOYLAND |
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