Hala

Hala

Every journey begins where you come from.

2019•1h 33m•6.2/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.2/10(80)

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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Production

3 Arts Entertainment, Endeavor Content, Overbrook Entertainment

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Geraldine Viswanathan

Geraldine Viswanathan

Hala Masood

Jack Kilmer

Jack Kilmer

Jesse Ross

Gabriel Luna

Gabriel Luna

Mr. Lawrence

Purbi Joshi

Purbi Joshi

Eram Masood

Hatta Azad Khan

Zahid

Taylor Marie Blim

Melanie

Anna Chlumsky

Anna Chlumsky

Shannon Taylor

Charin Alvarez

Charin Alvarez

Principal

Sam Straley

Sam Straley

Evan

Sonny Bhatt

Sonny Bhatt

Arash

Ahmed Lucan

Ahmed Lucan

Mahmoud

Alka Nayyar

Hina

Raven Whitley

Lucy

Bianca Corral

Sasha

Zayna Dib

Joy

Jimmy Chunga

Jimmy Chunga

Photographer

Birgundi Baker

Birgundi Baker

Hannah

Michael Holub

Substitute Teacher (uncredited)

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