Joyland - Updated
JOYLAND [2022] - UPDATED! Starring: Alina Khan, Ali Junejo, Rasti Farooq, Sarwat Gilani Direction & Screenplay by Saim Sadiq Language: Urdu / Punjabi I finally managed to get my hands on the uncensored version of Joyland, and safe to say it completely surpassed my expectations! After watching it, I'm just so surprised that so much was censored. There were some incredibly sexual scenes, where censorship was perhaps warranted in the religious, Pakistani society, but completely platonic hugs and dances were so brutally cut out. Seeing some of the censored scenes in full was jarring for me, and it confronts a reality about Pakistan that is uncomfortable to watch. However, the point of film is to challenge stereotypes, and find a new angle that evokes pathos within an audience. After watching the film in its entirety, everything just completely fit together. Seeing Haider's complete instability made me sympathise with his wife, when I had originally thought that he was complet...