Hala (2019)
Every journey begins where you come from.
94 min
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.
- Release date
- January 26, 2019
- Country of origin
- United States
Trailer
Cast
- Geraldine Viswanathan as Hala Masood
- Jack Kilmer as Jesse
- Jack Kilmer as Hala's boyfriend
- Gabriel Luna as Mr. Lawrence
- Purbi Joshi as Eram
- Purbi Joshi as Hala's mother
- Azad Khan as Zahid Masood
- Taylor Marie Blim as Melanie
- Anna Chlumsky as Shannon Taylor
- Charin Alvarez as Principal
- Sam Straley as Evan
- Sonny Bhatt as Arash
Crew
- Minhal Baig · Director
- Minhal Baig · Writer
- Minhal Baig · Producer
- Clarence Hammond · Producer
- James Lassiter · Producer
- Jamal M. Watson · Producer
- Mandy Hoffman · Composer
- Carolina Costa · Cinematographer
- Saela Davis · Editor
- Avy Kaufman · Casting director
- Sue Tebbutt · Production designer