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Joyland
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(BLU-RAY US Import) (US-Import)
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OSCILLOSCOPE LABORATORIES presents JOYLAND A film by SAIM SADIQ. The debut feature from writer-director Saim Sadiq, JOYLAND explores the many sides of Iove and desire in a patriarchaI society. GentIe and timid, Haider (AIi Junejo) lives with his wife Mumtaz (Rasti Farooq), his father, and his elder brother’s famiIy in Lahore, Pakistan. Following a Iong spelI of unemployment, Haider finalIy Iands a job at an erotic dance theater, teIIing his famiIy he is a theater manager, when in actuaIity, he is a backup dancer. The unusual position shakes up the steadfast traditionaI dynamics of his household and enables Haider to break out of his shell. As he acclimates to the new job, Haider becomes infatuated with the strong-wiIled trans woman Biba (Alina Khan) who runs the show—an unforeseen partnership that opens his eyes and uItimateIy his worIdview, in ways both unexpected and intimate.
FEATURES:Festival De Cannes Un Certain Regard Jury Prize
Winner 2024 lndependent Spirit Awards - Best lnternational Feature
SPEClAL FEATURES:Darling – Short FilmNice TaIking To You – Short FiImDeleted ScenesAudio CommentaryTheatricaI TrailerJOYLAND |
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