---
title: 'Joyland (2022)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Saim Sadiq'
released: '2022-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 126
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Pakistan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/joyland-2022'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt19719976/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Joyland (2022)

2022 · 126 min · Drama · Pakistan


## Synopsis

Joyland is a 2022 Pakistani drama film, written and directed by Saim Sadiq in his feature directorial debut. The film stars Ali Junejo, Rasti Farooq, Alina Khan, Sarwat Gilani, and Salmaan Peerzada. Set in inner-city Lahore, Joyland centers around the low-income Rana family, headed by an elder patriarch (Peerzada) who yearns for the birth of a grandson. He forces his daughter-in-law Mumtaz (Farooq) to quit her job after Haider (Junejo), his youngest son and her husband, finds work at an erotic dance theater. However, complications arise when Haider becomes infatuated with Biba (Khan), a hijra dancer.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Saim Sadiq](https://cinepixo.com/people/saim-sadiq)
- **Screenplay:** [Saim Sadiq](https://cinepixo.com/people/saim-sadiq), [Maggie Briggs](https://cinepixo.com/people/maggie-briggs)
- **Editor:** [Saim Sadiq](https://cinepixo.com/people/saim-sadiq)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Abdullah Siddiqui](https://cinepixo.com/people/abdullah-siddiqui)
- **Producer:** [Sabiha Sumar](https://cinepixo.com/people/sabiha-sumar), [Sarmad Sultan Khoosat](https://cinepixo.com/people/sarmad-sultan-khoosat)

## Cast

- [Sarwat Gilani](https://cinepixo.com/people/sarwat-gilani)
- [Sohail Sameer](https://cinepixo.com/people/sohail-sameer)
- [Sania Saeed](https://cinepixo.com/people/sania-saeed)
- [Alina Khan](https://cinepixo.com/people/alina-khan)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/joyland-2022
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