Joyland

Joyland is set in Lahore, where the Rana family lives together under one roof and awaits the birth of a boy to carry on the family line. Haider, the younger son, is pressed to find work and become a father, but instead takes a job as a dancer at an erotic theatre. There he meets Biba, a transgender performer, and the two begin a secret relationship that unsettles the household and exposes the tension between the family's expectations and its individual desires.

The film is Saim Sadiq's feature debut, following his short film Darling. He wrote the screenplay with Maggie Briggs, and the cast includes Ali Junejo as Haider, Rasti Farooq as his wife Mumtaz, Alina Khan as Biba, and Salmaan Peerzada and Sarwat Gilani among the supporting roles. It was produced by Katharina Otto-Bernstein, Sarmad Sultan Khoosat and Lauren Mann.

Released in November 2022, Joyland earned roughly 1 million dollars worldwide. On IMDb it holds 7.6/10 from 8,300 votes, while on TMDB it has 7.4/10 from 169 votes. A film critics' rating of 8.2/10 from 89 reviews places it above both audience scores, indicating stronger praise from critics than from general viewers.