Pakistan reverses course, bans 'Joyland' from cinemas

Oscars: Pakistan Reverses Ban on Trans Love Story ‘Joyland’

Saim Sadiq’s Cannes award-winning drama was briefly banned in Pakistan after social conservatives in the country targeted the film with a social media campaign.

Aide: With few cuts, Pakistan lifts ban on Oscar-entry movie

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Censors are lifting a ban on Pakistan's Oscar entry, “Joyland," but some scenes would be cut before the movie opens across the country, an aide to the prime minister said Wednesday.

Aide: With few cuts, Pakistan lifts ban on Oscar-entry movie

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Censors are lifting a ban on Pakistan's Oscar entry, “Joyland," but some scenes would be cut before the movie opens across the country, an aide to the prime minister said Wednesday.

Aide: With few cuts, Pakistan lifts ban on Oscar-entry movie

An aide to the Pakistani prime minister says a ban on the Oscar-entry “Joyland” has been lifted but some scenes would be cut before the movie opens in Pakistan

Aide: With few cuts, Pakistan lifts ban on Oscar-entry movie

Censors are lifting a ban on Pakistan's Oscar entry, “Joyland," but some scenes would be cut before the movie opens across the country, an aide to the prime minister said Wednesday.The movie, which features a love story between a married man and a transgender woman, is Pakistan’s entry for next year’s Academy Awards and was a prizewinner at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.But it has caused controversy in Muslim-majority Pakistan and state censo…

Aide: With few cuts, Pakistan lifts ban on Oscar-entry movie

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Censors are lifting a ban on Pakistan’s Oscar entry, “Joyland,” but some scenes would be cut before the movie opens across the country, an aide to the […]