“Joyland,” for its part ... intricately shaded images. It’s here that the movie’s attention meaningfully shifts from the men to the women, from Haider to Mumtaz, as she’s forced to ...

Last year, a small independent movie by a debut director premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. Called “Joyland,” it was ... a B-grade form of art, but it still runs to packed houses.

The genre Queer drama is comparatively still in its very initial experimenting ... The grammar of Joyland shapes the movie in a way that you watch a certain character as the central part but ...

Despite being banned from release in Pakistan, “Joyland” could still qualify in this category ... transphobic” and a violation of the movie producers’ right to freedom of expression.

By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief Pakistan’s Oscar hopeful Joyland, which has been banned from cinemas in its home country, will get a theatrical run in France, meaning it can still ...

The ban was later lifted by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's government, but the filmmakers are still ... city, Joyland tackled the subject of transgender rights in Pakistan. The movie features ...

The Pakistani movie Joyland has made headlines around the world ... Although Pakistan's countrywide ban on the film was reversed, the ban still holds in the province of Punjab, home to the ...

In November, the director Saim Sadiq’s provocative melodrama “Joyland” was briefly banned ... Outrage works in the movie’s favor; this polite weepie needs the added spice.