Joyland

April. 21,2023      NR
Rating:
7.6
Trailer Synopsis Cast

As a patriarchal family yearns for the birth of a son to continue their family line, their youngest son secretly joins an erotic dance theatre and falls for its transgender starlet.

Ali Junejo as  Haider
Rasti Farooq as  Mumtaz
Alina Khan as  Biba
Sarwat Gilani as  Nucchi
Salmaan Peerzada as  Father
Sohail Sameer as  Saleem
Sania Saeed as  Fayyaz
Ramiz Law as  Qaiser

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Reviews

Bea Swanson
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This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

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Tobias Burrows
2023/04/22

It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

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2023/04/23

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Ginger
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Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

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