Joyland

Haider is the youngest son of a conservative Pakistani extended family. His wife being the breadwinner, he looks after the other family members, including his father, a patriarch who yearns for a grandson. As Haider gets a job as a backup dancer in an erotic cabaret and falls in love with the charismatic trans starlet Biba, the family starts to break apart. (YCH)

Saim Sadiq is a Pakistani filmmaker. His first feature, Joyland, won the Jury Award in the Un Certain Regard section at the Cannes Film Festival in 2022 and was shortlisted for Best Foreign Feature in the 95th Academy Awards.