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Joyland

2022, drama, love

127 minutes

As a patriarchal family yearns for the birth of a son to continue their family line, their youngest son secretly joins an erotic dance theatre and falls for its transgender starlet.

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7.0

based on 2 users

7.3

based on 3 critics

Age

15+

Country

Pakistan, United States

Language

Punjabi, Urdu

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8.0

2023-02-16

The film both celebrates the best of its country’s culture, whilst simultaneously taking a firm stance against the bigoted influence of its patriarchy. It does so with its attention firmly on those most at risk, exploring the subsequent intricacies of their existence with a potent honesty that breeds devastation. Read more

8.0

2023-04-27

Sadiq’s script (co-written with Maggie Briggs) often speaks loudly through the silence of things left unsaid. Haider isn’t the only one here keeping secrets, and the film begins to ache with the longing for lives that seem hopelessly out of reach. Read more

6.0

2023-09-12

The realistic depiction, clarity of purpose, occasional gallows humor, and crucial message - with equality and freedom of choice at the center - are the reasons for the movie’s success, but the execution is a bit tacky, when it could have been aesthetically cinematic. Read more

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