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Critic Anna Vetticad attacked the artistic director of the International Film Festival of Kerala for letting their personal opinions bias their selection after this film was rejected from the program. In a shot from this film, rotating green lights morph into a series of shapes on the faces of two characters as they begin to kiss. An overhead shot in this film captures the protagonist kneeling over a pool (15[1])of blood from a goat that his wife had just killed. (*) Malala Yousafzai, who acted as executive producer on this non-short film, called it a “love letter” to its home country after it was temporarily banned there. (10[1])This film intercuts two women on a ride at the title amusement park with the protagonist performing as a backup performer at an erotic theatre. For 10 points, name this 2022 Pakistani drama about Haider, a married man who falls in love with the transgender dancer Biba. ■END■ (0[1])

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