Joyland

Saim Sadiq

Filmfestival

Thu 20 Apr 23 - Thu 27 Apr 23

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20 Apr

20:00 - 21:50

Zaventem

CC De Factorij

Past event
21 Apr

17:00 - 19:06

Turnhout

UGC

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22 Apr

11:00 - 13:06

Turnhout

UGC

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24 Apr

20:15 - 22:21

Genk

Euroscoop

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26 Apr

14:30 - 16:36

Brugge

Cinema Lumière

Past event
26 Apr

20:30 - 22:36

Sint-Niklaas

Siniscoop

Past event
27 Apr

20:00 - 22:06

Lier

Cinema Variétés

Past event

In several ways, this film threw high eyes in its homeland Pakistan. Queer subjects are often silenced by conservative Muslims, but that’s what makes ‘Joyland’ so unique.

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Joyland is the oldest amusement park in Lahore, the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab. It’s a place where people like Haider and his pregnant wife Mumtaz like to go to forget all their worries. And worries they have. She is cracking under the social pressure to deliver a son. He on the other hand guards a big secret: he works as a dancer in an exotic nightclub.

Not only the colourful visual style is special, but also the way in which the director tells this story. ‘Joyland’ balances between humour and seriousness and the playfulness never undermines the power of the social relevance. The film also leaves an impression as an honest, taboo-breaking and heart-warming portrait of an innocent family.

direction: Saim Sadiq
cast: Rast Farooq, Sarwat Gilani, Ali Junejo
duration: 126 min
year: 2022
country: Pakistan
language: Punjabi, Urdu
Subtitles: Dutch, French