Joyland (2022)

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Synopsis

Dir: Saim Sadiq. Urdu-language Drama. A married man (Ali Junejo) begins to develop feelings for a trans performer (Alina Khan) after taking a job as a backup dancer in a burlesque theatre.

Content elements

• Frequent use of the sexual expletive and variations in a non-sexual context; frequent use of scatological slang, profanity, sexual slurs, and vulgar expressions, some in an aggressive context
• Infrequent portrayals of hand-to-hand and weapons violence, some involving animals, once in a suicide context - some blood, little detail
• Infrequent portrayals of sexually suggestive scenes - no nudity, some detail
• Infrequent portrayals of alcohol and tobacco use in a recreational context

Thematic elements

• Gender and sexuality
• Family dynamics
• Complex relationships

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for coarse language and mature subject matter including suicide

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