Joyland

Directed by Saim Sadiq

In the heart of the metropolitan yet conservative city of Lahore lives the Rana family, a lower middle class family comprising of the old patriarch, the elder son and his pregnant wife and three daughters, and the youngest son Haider and his wife Mumtaz.

As the Ranas eagerly anticipate the birth of a baby boy to continue their family line, Haider secretly takes up a job as a background dancer at an erotic theatre where he is drawn to an ambitious trans starlet, Biba. Slowly, Haider and Biba are engulfed in a secret summer romance which surreptitiously takes over his home, unraveling the dichotomy between desire and morality for the entire Rana family.

After the preview screening on Sat 11 Feb, this title will be on general release from Fri 24 Feb.

Duration:
127 minutes

Languages:
Urdu

Subtitles:
Full English

Country of origin:
Pakistan

Year of production:
2023