Joyland (2022)
November 18, 2022Release Date
Joyland (2022)
November 18, 2022Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Ali Junejo
Haider
Rasti Farooq
Mumtaz
Alina Khan
Biba
Sarwat Gilani
Nucchi
Salmaan Peerzada
Father Aman
Sohail Sameer
Saleem
Sania Saeed
Fayyaz
Ramiz Law
Qaiser
Honey Albela
Ashfaq Saab
Honey
Honey
Priya Usman Khan
Shagnam Rani
Shahbaz Rafiq
Nenson
Saim Sadiq
Director
Iftikhar India
India
Umar Fiaz
Tipu
Apoorva Charan
Producer
Pakeeza Batool
Maeedah
Sarmad Sultan Khoosat
Producer
Lauren Mann
Producer
Lauren Mann
Producer
Eeshal Ali
Madiha
Kathryn M. Moseley
Producer
Shiza Moin
Momina
Abdullah Siddiqui
Composer
Muzammil Khan
Bobby
Izna Hayat Khan
Geeta
Joe Saade
Cinematographer
Saima Butt
Guru
Nirmal Choudhary
Britney
Jasmin Tenucci
Editor
Aqeel Nasir Khan
Rizwan
Tahira Ali
Amna
Ahsan Murad
Haider's Uncle
Farhat Khan
Ayesha
Hassaan Gardezi
Naeem
Zoya Uzair
Bride at Salon
Bobby Jee
Biba's Foster Family #1
Diya Punjabi
Biba's Foster Family #2
Maiza Mughal
Biba's Foster Family #3
Ayana Adeel
Newborn #1
Abeeha Kashif
Newborn #2
Ramin Bahrani
Executive Producer
Riz Ahmed
Executive Producer
Elsa Ramo
Executive Producer
William Olsson
Executive Producer
Matt Leipzig
Co-Executive Producer
Nathan Ruyle
Sound Designer / Supervising Sound Editor / Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Katharina Otto-Bernstein
Producer
Malala Yousafzai
Executive Producer
Owais Ahmed
Executive Producer
Zackary Drucker
Script Consultant
Mark Sean Haynes
Post Production Consulting
Faiz Zaidi
Sound Recordist
Maggie Briggs
Screenplay
Belal Hibri
Colorist
Muhammad Shakeel
Assistant Camera
Muhammad Akram
Set Painter
Saeed Cheema
Focus Puller
April Shih
Producer
Bane Fakih
Script Consultant
Kanwal Khoosat
Production Design
Bilal Malik
Production Accountant
Nadeem Abbas
Post Production Supervisor
Oliver Ridge
Producer
Mahak Jiwani
Associate Producer
Robert Louis Howley
Sound Editor / Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mike Miller
Foley Artist
Tiffany Boyle
Executive Producer
Oleg Dubson
Executive Producer
Esteban Garcia Vernaza
VFX Artist
Henry Maynard
Sound Editor
Rob Bellon
VFX Artist / Title Designer
Sana Jafri
Assistant Director / Co-Producer / Casting Director
Jennifer Goyne Blake
Executive Producer
Apoorva Guru Charan
Producer
Kathrin Lohmann
Executive Producer
Hari Charana Prasad
Executive Producer
Sukanya Puvvula
Executive Producer
Mona Maahn
Associate Producer
Kayle Khanmohamed
Dialogue Editor
Tabish Habib
Script Supervisor
Qasim Abbas
Assistant Director
Gulshan Majeed
Choreographer
Fawad Akmal Khan
Line Producer / Production Coordinator
Zoya Hassan
Costume Designer
Tashish Habib
Script Supervisor / Associate Producer
Hyra Basit
Assistant Director
Rashid Bokhari
Line Producer
Sheikh Muhammad Tanveer
Unit Production Manager
Mahnoor Chaudhary
Script Consultant
Muhammad Faraz
Sound Assistant
Muhammad Hassan
Sound Assistant
Jazib Arshad
Sound Assistant
Fahad Mehmood
First Assistant Camera
Haroon William
Assistant Camera
Alex Emanuel
Assistant Camera
Muhammad Ali Murtaza
Assistant Camera
Shahzaib Arshad
Still Photographer
Allah Rakha Basheer
Gaffer
Kamran Khan
Key Grip
Haider Ali
Best Boy Grip
Awais Ali
Grip
Adeel Jaffar
Grip
Zubair Hasan
Grip
M. Saim
Grip
Waqas Ali
Grip
Fyque Nadeem
Art Direction
Adnan Haider
Assistant Art Director
Amir Hussaini
Set Decoration
Umer Ali Adnan
Set Decoration
Umar Hayat Choudhary
Property Master
Yaqoob Sadiq
Property Master
Muhammad Usman
Dolly Grip
Muhammad Munir
Carpenter
Shabbir Hussain
Carpenter
Muhammad Azam
Carpenter / Key Production Assistant
Qasim Abdullah
Carpenter
Billie
Carpenter
Tayyab Ali
Carpenter
Allah Ditta Sunny
Electrician
Muhammad Azhar
Electrician
Imran Butt
Electrician
Muhammad Khalid
Set Painter
Altaf Hussain
Set Painter
Ayesha Imran Khoosat
Assistant Costume Designer
Haabil Saddiq
Makeup & Hair
Ahsan Sethi
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Zamin Abbas Amish
Makeup & Hair Assistant
Saif Jutt
Makeup & Hair Assistant
Ali Muhammad Husnain
Accounting Clerk Assistant
Muhammad Umar
Key Production Assistant
Hassan Khadim
Key Production Assistant
Riaz Niamat Raju
Production Assistant
Safdar Ali
Production Assistant
Khurram Shehzad
Production Assistant
Hamza Nawaz
Production Assistant
Muhammad Arshad
Transportation Captain
Muhammad Asim
Driver
Hassan Khizar
Driver
Zakir Hussain
Driver
Saleem Sabee
Driver
Muhammad Ishaq
Driver
Khalid Shehzad
Driver
Iftikhar Ahmed
Driver
Sohail Ahmed
Driver
Muhammad Mudassir
Driver
Touqeer
Set Medic
Haji Muhammad Farooq
Catering
Danish Ali Qazmi
Security
Samiullah Niazi
Security
Hiba-e-Zahra Jafri
Intern
Subtain Nazir
Post Production Assistant
Asad Iqbal
Additional Visual Effects
Steven Raphael
Publicist
Zahid Mayo
Title Designer
Media.
Details.
Release DateNovember 18, 2022
Original Nameجوائے لینڈ
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 7m
Box Office$1,200,000
Genres
Wiki.
Joyland (Urdu: جوائے لینڈ) is a 2022 Pakistani drama film written, directed and co-edited by Saim Sadiq in his feature directorial debut. The film stars Ali Junejo, Rasti Farooq, Alina Khan, Sarwat Gilani, and Salmaan Peerzada.
Set in inner-city Lahore, Joyland centers around the low-income Rana family, headed by an elder patriarch (Peerzada) who yearns for the birth of a grandson. He forces his daughter-in-law Mumtaz (Farooq) to quit her job after Haider (Junejo), his youngest son and her husband, finds work at an erotic dance theater. However, complications arise when Haider becomes infatuated with Biba (Khan), a transgender dancer.Joyland had its world premiere at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival on 23 May 2022, becoming the first Pakistani film to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. It screened in the Un Certain Regard section, where it competed for the Caméra d'Or. The film received a standing ovation after its screening and won the festival's Jury Prize, as well as the Queer Palm prize for best LGBTQ-themed film.It was initially banned for theatrical release in Pakistan and was approved for release after minor cuts. It premiered domestically on 18 November 2022 and received generally positive reviews from critics.
Joyland was selected as the Pakistani entry for Best International Feature Film at 95th Academy Awards. On 21 December 2022, it became the first Pakistani film to be shortlisted in the category.