Hala (2019)

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Every journey begins where you come from.

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.

• Released: 2019-11-22
• Genres: Drama
• Runtime: 1h 33m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.3/10 from 88 votes

Directed by Minhal Baig.

Top cast

• Geraldine Viswanathan as Hala Masood
• Jack Kilmer as Jesse Ross
• Gabriel Luna as Mr. Lawrence
• Purbi Joshi as Eram Masood
• Hatta Azad Khan as Zahid
• Taylor Marie Blim as Melanie
• Anna Chlumsky as Shannon Taylor
• Charin Alvarez as Principal
• Sam Straley as Evan
• Sonny Bhatt as Arash

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Hala

• United States: stream on Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel
• United Kingdom: stream on Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel
• India: stream on Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel
• Canada: stream on Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel
• Australia: stream on Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel

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