Joyland is a devastating tale where almost everyone is guilty, but no one, in particular, is to blame.
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Terwijl een patriarchale familie verlangt naar de geboorte van een jongetje om hun familielijn voort te zetten, gaat hun jongste zoon in het geheim naar een erotisch danstheater en wordt hij verliefd op een transgendersterretje.
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***vague spoilers***The ocean is huge and life feels small. Joyland is about the inner turmoil within the lives of a few people, but its depiction of repression and desire feels very expansive. Touching upon patriarchy within Pakistan, Joyland presents a world where sexuality, masculinity, and femininity are all restricted by expectations. The characters live a tough existence because they struggle to be who they want. The film doesn't give them a journey with a happy ending, instead it leaves their fate rather unsure. Joyland is a complex and difficult work, not placing judgements on its main characters but instead examining the consequences of their decisions within the limited world they have. In a way the film gains more lead characters as it progresses, spiralling away from one man to focus on his wife and others. Joyland is almost a film constructed backwards, an examination of what led to the death of a woman. A flashback scene late on places the characters in a new context perhaps, where love seems hopeful even if it is a sham. Joyland is a carefully presented movie, shot with a confined aspect ratio that oppresses the characters. It's a fascinating exploration of bad choices made within an suffocating world, the sort of movie that stays with you a while.2023 Ranked
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What is Joyland about?+
Joyland follows a young man in a traditional Pakistani household who secretly takes a job at an erotic dance theater and becomes romantically entangled with a transgender starlet.
Who directed Joyland?+
Joyland was directed by Pakistani filmmaker Saim Sadiq in his 2022 feature directorial debut.
Has Joyland won any awards?+
Yes, Joyland won the Un Certain Regard Jury Prize and the Queer Palm at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.
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