At a glance
- Identifiers
- Wikidataimdbelcinema
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
Sexuality and gender diversityFamily, marriage and kinshipTradition versus culture
Screening Room
- Format
- Film · Muslim history or life carries the story
- Released
- 2022 CE · 1443 AH†
- Countries
- PK
- Languages
- ur (original) · pa (original)
- Approach
- drama of Muslim life
- Depiction of sacred figures
- The Prophet: Not applicable · Companions: Not applicable · Imams: Not applicable
- Titles in other languages
- جوائے لینڈJoyland
Reception
- Ban (PK). Banned in Punjab and federal release paused, then lifted following public debate.Historical
- Award. Jury Prize
- Award. Queer Palm
Where to watch officially: No official link recorded. · Listed, not endorsed.
Overview
"Joyland" is a film about contemporary Muslim life, released in 2022, produced in Pakistan, directed by Saim Sadiq. Its leading performers include Alina Khan, None, Sohail Sameer and None. A Pakistani film by Saim Sadiq about a family in Lahore shaken when their son joins a dance troupe; it provoked a temporary ban and religious debate, and then the ban was lifted and it won a prize at Cannes. 1 2
Context and reception
Connections
- Features
- Alina Khan· Sarwat Gilani· Sohail Sameer· Sania Saeed
- Directed by
- Saim Sadiq
- Written by
- Saim Sadiq· Maggie Briggs
People and things also explored
Sending infants to Bedouin wet-nurses· Jāhilī Marriage Forms· Waʾd (Infant Burial)· Alif· Barakah Meets Barakah· Ramy· Taj Mahal· Abawan (the two parents)
Sources
- Wikidata
- IMDb
- elCinema
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Joyland”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/screen/joyland-2022/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.