JOYLAND

Rana familjan hevur leingi yngst sær eitt dreingjabarn, sum kann føra familjuna víðari, so tí eru Haider og kona hansara undir stórum trýsti.  

Haider hevur leingi leitað eftir einum arbeiði, og tá hann gerst limur í einum erotiskum dansileikhúsi, verður hann forelskaður í Bibu, sum er ein miðvís trans dansistjørna. Í royndini at stýra ímillum fløktu familjuviðurskiftini, dansisjónleikin og Bibu, verður tað alsamt truplari at halda fast í sær sjálvum. Rana familjan leggur merki til at hann er broyttur, samstundis sum tey fara undir teirra egnu drúgvu hamskiftisferð. 

Filmurin hevði frumframførslu á Cannes í 2022 og har vóru standandi lógvabrestir í 8 minuttir. Hann fekk eisini tignarligu Un Certain Regard heiðurslønina. Hesin hugtakandi filmurin varð tíverri bannaður í Pakistan, hóast bannið seinni varð avtikið.

-Dan Helgi

The Rana’s are yearning for a baby boy to continue the family line, which puts a lot of pressure on Haider and his wife. Haider is still looking for a job and when he joins an erotic dance theater he soon falls for Biba, a determined trans starlet. Navigating the intricate interplay of family dynamics, the dance theatre and Biba, the struggle to maintain himself becomes difficult. The Rana family notice changes in him, while they start embarking on their own individual odysseys of metamorphosis.

It premiered at Cannes 2022 and received a roaring 8-minute long standing ovation and went home with the prestigious Un Certain Regard Award. This gripping film was sadly banned in Pakistan, however the ban was later lifted.

-Dan Helgi