A still from ‘Joyland’ | Photo Credit: Khoosat Films The news of Joyland, Pakistan’s official entry to the 95 th Academy Awards making it to the shortlist, has rekindled interest in director Saim Sadiq’s debut feature film about seemingly conflicted gender identities and repressed desires in a conservative society. This poignant tale of a damaged family belongs to the rare breed […]
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A still from ‘Joyland’ Pakistani film “Joyland” may have faced trials and tribulations at home but to the international community, it was a banger from the start and now has been shortlisted for the Oscars, the first ever movie to do so from the country. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Thursday […]
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This image released by Khoosat Films shows a scene from the film ‘Joyland’ Censors are lifting a ban on Pakistan’s Oscar entry, “Joyland,” but some scenes would be cut before the movie opens across the country, an aide to the prime minister said Wednesday. The movie, which features a love story between a married man […]
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Poster of ‘Joyland’ | Photo Credit: Khoosat Films Pakistan’s prime minister has ordered a review of the ban on the country’s Oscar entry, Joyland, days after the measure was imposed, one of his advisers said. The movie, which features a love story between a married man and a transgender woman, is Pakistan’s entry for next […]
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The award for Joyland represents a global breakthrough of immeasurable proportions for the relatively small Pakistani movie industr The award for Joyland represents a global breakthrough of immeasurable proportions for the relatively small Pakistani movie industr Pakistani film Joyland, written and directed by debutant Saim Sadiq, won the Jury Prize in the Un Certain Regard […]
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