The censorship of Joyland is senseless. Pakistan is teeming with artists, filmmakers, writers and has a cultural richness and more importantly bravery that the world admires. A smart state would celebrate & promote this not silence and threaten it
South Korea rebuilt itself out of ruin by treating culture as an industry as valuable as automobiles. It bet on its culture and it’s been richly rewarded at home and in the world at large. I wish Pakistan had even the slightest sense of its MASSIVE soft power potential.
The end of Joyland made me weep. It’s a beautiful, honest and intelligent film and it should embarrass the state that people all over the world can watch it except people at home
Release Joyland and start promoting the artistic talent that is utterly unique to our country and that thrives in Pakistan against all odds.
All those sensitive folk who don’t want to watch Joyland can stay home! No one is forcing anyone to watch anything. Don’t watch it. Your taste don’t dictate what others should be able to see. And if you’re so scared about the film, that’s more revealing abt you than you think.
Any country should be proud to have a film like Joyland, winning awards all over the world, and equally proud to stand up to narrow minded bigots who only damage Pakistan’s reputation #ReleaseJoyland
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