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Joyland

Submissions for Best International Feature (Academy Awards 2023)

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Original title

Joyland

Year

2022

Running time

126 min.

Country

Pakistan

Director

Saim Sadiq

Screenwriter

Saim Sadiq, Maggie Briggs

Cast

Music

Abdullah Siddiqui

Cinematography

Joe Saade

Producer

Co-production Pakistan-United States;

Khoosat Films, All in Caps Productions, Blood Moon Creative, Film Manufacturers Inc. (FMI), Noruz Films, One Two Twenty Entertainment, Vested Interest

Genre

Drama | Family Relationships. Job/Employment. Transgender / Transsexuality

Synopsis

A patriarchal family as they yearn for the birth of a baby boy to continue the family line, while their youngest son secretly joins an erotic dance theatre and falls for an ambitious trans starlet. Their impossible love story begins to illuminates the entire family's desire for a sexual rebellion.

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Rankings Position

#27 Top 100 best rated movies from 2022

Awards: 2022: Cannes Film Festival: Jury Prize (Un Certain Regard)

2022:Independent Spirit Awards: Best Foreign Film

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