Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan’s government has lifted the ban on the film Joyland, the country’s official entry for the Academy Awards, paving the way for its nationwide release on November 18. The U ...

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan has reversed a previous decision to show its Oscar entry, “Joyland,” and has banned it from movie theaters, a government official said Monday. The movie, which features a ...

In the matter of weeks, Saim Sadiq’s Joyland has gone from being Pakistan’s official entry in the best international feature category at the Oscars to a film that is unlikely to be shown in the ...

“Written complaints were received that the film contains highly objectionable material which do not conform with the social values and moral standards of our society and is clearly repugnant to the ...

Rasti Farooq (from left), Saim Sadiq, Ali Junejo, Alina Khan, Sania Saeed, Sarmad Khoosat, Apoorva Charan, Sana Jafri and Sarwat Gilani arrive for the screening of the film Joyland at the 75th edition ...

The Pakistani movie Joyland has made headlines around the world for its ground-breaking depiction of a love story between a married cisgender man and a transgender woman in the city of Lahore.

Haider, the second son in a middle-class family in Lahore, works as Biba’s background dancer. Having to hide his real job from his family, he tells them that he is a theatre manager. One night, he ...

Joyland challenges patriarchal norms in Pakistan, exploring themes of self-identity and desire through the character of Haider and his journey of personal liberation. The film emphasizes the female ...

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's prime minister has ordered a review of the ban on the country's Oscar entry, the movie Joyland, days after the measure was imposed, one of his advisers said. The movie, which ...

Last May an ensemble of actors and filmmakers from Pakistan walked the legendary carpet into the Cannes Film Festival to make national and film history. Joyland became the first feature film from ...