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Joyland

  • 20222022
  • 2h 6m
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7.7/10
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Joyland (2022)
As the happily patriarchal Rana family craves for the birth of a baby boy, the youngest of the Rana men secretly joins an erotic dance theatre and finds himself falling for a fiercely ambitious trans starlet. Their impossible love story slowly illuminates the entire Rana family's desire for a sexual rebellion.
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The youngest son in a traditional Pakistani family takes a job as a backup dancer in a Bollywood-style burlesque, and he quickly becomes infatuated with the strong-willed trans woman who run... Read allThe youngest son in a traditional Pakistani family takes a job as a backup dancer in a Bollywood-style burlesque, and he quickly becomes infatuated with the strong-willed trans woman who runs the show.The youngest son in a traditional Pakistani family takes a job as a backup dancer in a Bollywood-style burlesque, and he quickly becomes infatuated with the strong-willed trans woman who runs the show.
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
1.8K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,874
500
    • Saim Sadiq
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    • Maggie Briggs
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    • Ali Junejo
    • Rasti Farooq
    • Alina Khan
    • Saim Sadiq
    • Saim Sadiq
    • Maggie Briggs
  • Stars
    • Ali Junejo
    • Rasti Farooq
    • Alina Khan
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    • 24User reviews
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    • 76Metascore
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    Ali Junejo
    Ali Junejo
    • Haider
    Rasti Farooq
    Rasti Farooq
    • Mumtaz
    Alina Khan
    • Biba
    Sarwat Gilani
    Sarwat Gilani
    • Nucchi
    Salmaan Peerzada
    Salmaan Peerzada
    • Father
    Sameer Sohail
    • Saleem
    Sania Saeed
    Sania Saeed
    • Fayyaz
    Ramiz Law
    • Qaiser
    Honey Albela
    • Ashfaq Saab
    Priya Usman Khan
    • Shagnam Rani
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    • Honey
    Shahbaz Rafiq
    • Nenson
    Iftikhar India
    • India
    Umar Fiaz
    • Tipu
    Pakeeza Batool
    • Maeedah
    Eeshal Ali
    • Madiha
    Shiza Moin
    • Momina
    Muhammad Usman Malik
    • Qasim Shah
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      • Saim Sadiq
      • Maggie Briggs
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    10/10
    One of the best South Asian movies ever
    Beautifully written/direct tale of a family's misfortune. Joyland left me in tears. Great Job Pakistan for promoting pure art. Great storyline and delivery!

    Depiction of dance "mujraverse" was pretty nice. Hoping Joyland will pickup some major awards and open pathways for Pakistani art to become more mainstream. So much talent and cultural beauty that we can share with the world.

    Lastly, to all supporting movie ban: Please take a close look at your society. It is what it is. People live diverse lives and they aren't going to change. That's the beauty of being human. Nothing against islam or Pakistani culture in this movie.
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      • November 18, 2022 (Pakistan)
      • Pakistan
      • Punjabi
      • Urdu
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