"Joyland" - The special film
A twisted romantic drama: What happens when the married youngest son of a large Pakistani family falls in love with a trans woman...?
The dreamy Haider is the son of a traditional Pakistani extended family. While his wife Mumtaz works as a beautician to bring money into the family coffers, the unemployed Haider cares for his father and looks after his nieces, but without an income and children of his own, he is unable to fulfil the expectations his family has of him. An unexpected job offer as a backing dancer in an erotic dance theatre changes the young man's life abruptly. Not only can he finally provide for himself and his family, but he also meets the dancer and trans woman Biba at the theatre. From an initial fascination, Haider develops deeper and deeper feelings for Biba and finds himself increasingly confronted with a moral dilemma in which he has to choose between his family and his freedom
126 minutes, Director: Saim Sadiq
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About the special film campaign
The film series "KINO Bocholt - the special film" has been running since 1977 as a cooperation between the Department of Education and Culture and Kinodrom Bocholt. The aim is to present exceptional films - which would otherwise not be shown in Bocholt - to an interested audience of all ages at a favourable price. Selected films are usually shown every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month.