

Hala
2019-11-22 · 93 min · ★ 6.3
Seventeen-year-old Pakistani American teenager Hala struggles to balance desire with her family, cultural, and religious obligations. As she comes into her own, she grapples with a secret that threatens to unravel her family.
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- Directors
- Minhal Baig
- Production companies
- 3 Arts Entertainment, Endeavor Content, Overbrook Entertainment
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Geraldine ViswanathanHala Masood
Jack KilmerJesse Ross
Gabriel LunaMr. Lawrence
Purbi JoshiEram Masood
Anna ChlumskyShannon Taylor
Charin AlvarezPrincipal
Sam StraleyEvan
Sonny BhattArash
Ahmed LucanMahmoud
Jimmy ChungaPhotographer
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