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Joyland won awards at Cannes and celebrities' hearts back home

Joyland won awards at Cannes and celebrities' hearts back home

Filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and actors Osman Khalid Butt and Hajra Yamin congratulated the team.
28 May, 2022

Saim Sadiq's Joyland, Pakistan's first competitive entry at Cannes, has won two awards and no one can stay calm — the internet is filling up with celebrities sending their love!

From the moment Sadiq's movie made it to the film festival, there has been an outpouring of love and support, and it has been a unanimous reaction. Recently, the film received a standing ovation at the viewing ceremony and on Friday, it bagged the Cannes Queer Palm prize for best LGBT, “queer” or feminist-themed movie and the Jury Prize in the Un Certain Regard segment.

Joyland will echo across the world,” jury head, French director Catherine Corsini said. “It has strong characters who are both complex and real. Nothing is distorted. We were blown away by this film.”

It is no wonder that the film has amassed skyrocketing success in first go. People from the Pakistani industry have been sure to show their support by sharing and reacting to the news.

Sarmad Khoosat, who produced the film, shared the news and asked what he can do with his heart.

Fellow filmmakers Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Mehreen Jabbar, Nabeel Qureshi and Iram Parveen Bilal expressed wonder over the "huge" news, congratulating Sadiq.

Singer and producer Abdullah Siddiqui, who also made music for the Cannes selection, called working on the film "the honour of a lifetime" and was happy the film was appreciated by the festival.

Actor Butt called it a "historic moment for Pakistan and Pakistani cinema", saying the news deserves the utmost attention.

Actors Nadia Afghan, Azaan Sami Khan, Yamin and Asad Siddiqui re-posted the news talking about how Sadiq was "doing us proud" with the film.

Author Fatima Bhutto also shared in the applause.

Congratulations to the Joyland team!

Comments

ENGR Hamid Shafiq May 28, 2022 02:21pm
Great we shall move forward never stop
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dusk till dawn May 28, 2022 03:21pm
why do we win award for only show casing taboo topics only ?
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KAZIM REZA May 28, 2022 07:03pm
Your country has won its first Grammy on music this year. The country received Oscar in shorty film category and now two prizes at Cannes .Really, it turned into a Joy land. Congratulations, Alhamdulillah!
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Hammad S May 28, 2022 07:19pm
@dusk till dawn I think you answered your own question there…
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Ehsan May 28, 2022 08:07pm
Great going and hope you continue to bring more laurels
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Pappu May 28, 2022 09:10pm
Badnaam Agar Hongay To Kia Naam Na Hoga
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Pappu May 28, 2022 09:10pm
@dusk till dawn Badnaam Agar Hongay To Kia Naam Na Hoga
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Khan May 29, 2022 02:16am
Congratulations to the team !
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Khan , USA May 29, 2022 02:17am
Is it the topic of the film or the acting more attractive to the selectors ?
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Hanna May 29, 2022 02:19am
@dusk till dawn because people are more interested in watching reality and actual social issues rather than propaganda or fairy tales,it's not rocket science
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Zulfiqar May 29, 2022 08:29am
@dusk till dawn because that’s what sells in the west if you’re not from the west
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Bina shah May 29, 2022 10:15am
@dusk till dawn Because they are unusual and that is where true art is made. You think we could win at Cannes with another sass-bahu HUM TV drama starring Mahira Khan?
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Abida May 29, 2022 01:26pm
@dusk till dawn The west only wants to show the ugly picture of muslims and pakistan. That's why
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Abida May 29, 2022 01:28pm
@KAZIM REZA you have every right to be happy but please don't mix it with religion. Alhamdulillah is not just a word to be used every where . Movie or anything on screen has nothing to do with Islam .
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Shoaib Sheikh May 29, 2022 04:19pm
Amazing.
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CringeCop May 30, 2022 05:16am
corny as hell
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Irfan May 30, 2022 06:07am
That is a great news, MashaAllah. I hope that they are allowed to to screen it in Pakistan as well. And I hope we can stop ourselves from making moral judgements before even watching it. European cinema goers have seen a dozens of movies on these subjects, so I guess it is not the shock value. Winning at Cannes is not an everyday thing, it must be a great piece of work.
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