As the male lead wades through the ocean and waves gently hit the shore, the cinema screen fades to the title: Joyland – Pakistan’s entry for the Oscars, on release in the capital Islamabad from Monday after weeks of controversy.
The winner of the jury prize at the Cannes film festival narrates the love story about the youngest son of a “happily patriarchal joint family” and a trans woman he meets after secretly joining an erotic dance theatre.
