Pakistan’s ‘Joyland’ To Receive French Release To Still Qualify For Oscars Despite Local Ban

Written and directed by Saim Sadiq, Joyland has had a tumultuous trajectory this season. It burst out of the gate in Cannes as the first Pakistani film ever in the official selection, winning the Jury Prize in Un Certain Regard and taking several awards later down the road.

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Pakistan has reversed a ban on Joyland, the country’s official submission for the Best International Feature Oscar. The film has now been cleared for theatrical release in its home country, though some minor cuts are expected.

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Pakistan’s Ministry Of Information and Broadcasting has banned Saim Sadiq’s Joyland, the film that Pakistan submitted to the Best International Feature category of the Oscars, reversing an earlier decision to clear the film for theatrical release.

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