Joyland
Dir: Saim SadiqCast: Rasti Farooq, Sarwat Gilani, Ali Junejo
126mins 2022 Pakistan 15 Punjabi | Urdu
Subtitled Joyland
Part of QueerFest 2023
The Ranas, a happily patriarchal joint family, yearn for the birth of a baby boy to continue the family line. When 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 sexual rebellion.
'A bittersweet and melancholic interrogation of sexuality and gender roles that pulls very few punches' - Robert Daniels, RogerEbert.com