Joyland, a Pakistani film, has got a standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival, where its stunning cast received a standing ovation at its presentation.
A video from the premier event is circulating on social media, showing director Saim Sadiq gleaming with joy after getting the awards for his amazing performance.
Watch Joyland gets standing ovation at Cannes Film Festival
The film has been selected for the Un Certain Regard category for the unversed.
Cannes only takes 14 films in this category, so the result reveals that a Pakistani film made the cut – for the first time in history — is a cause of great pleasure.
The actors and crew represented the country as they started arriving at the star-studded glamour-filled occasion.
Meanwhile, other celebrities in the media, such as actor Osman Khalid Butt and film director Nabeel Qureshi, have been congratulating the Joyland team on their achievement.
