Acclaimed Pakistani film ‘Joyland,’ depicting a hidden romance, has drawn sharp conservative criticism.
“We are real people, and we deserve to be treated like human beings, not just like someone you hire to dance in your living room or give money on the streets,” said Bindaya Rana, who heads an advocacy group in Karachi called the. “Some people say we are bringing bad foreign influences into the society, but we have been here for a long time. They are just scared because we stand up for our rights.”
in keeping with Pakistan’s moral norms as well as government regulations. It is low-key and slow-paced, with none of the high-decibel shootouts, evil characters or passionate fantasies of popular Pakistani films.But the film is disturbing in a more subtle and subversive way. Set in a drab, claustrophobic, family compound in Lahore, crammed with noisy children and nosy relatives, it is instantly recognizable to Pakistani audiences.
“It’s not what audiences in Pakistan are used to seeing. They want entertainment and escape. This is a good film, but it is very … different,” said a college student named Moises, one of a handful of people who came to see “Joyland” last week in a near-empty theater in Rawalpindi city, the only one then offering it in the capital region.
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