Saim Sadiq discusses his dazzling debut Joyland, the first Pakistani movie to reach the Oscars shortlist, which charts a love story between charismatic trans performer Bibi and her married backing dancer Haider
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Following an uncomfortable brush with the Pakistani censors that led to a number of cuts being imposed on the film in its home country, this remarkable study of gender roles in Pakistan – which won both the Jury Prize at the Queer Palm at Cannes last year – makes it to the UK in full.