Joyland review – groundbreaking Pakistani love triangle
This potent debut follows a couple and a trans woman dancer navigating rigid social constraints
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Saim Sadiq on his banned trans love story, Joyland: ‘We spend our lives trying to hide our desires’
The director’s debut won the Cannes Jury prize, yet was denounced in his native Pakistan. He discusses masculinity, religious censorship and challenging the patriarchy
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Joyland review – subtle trans drama from Pakistan is remarkable debut
Saim Sadiq’s film explores the unsettled social and sexual identities of a widower and his children with delicacy and tenderness
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