Hala

Hala follows a seventeen-year-old Pakistani American girl as she tries to reconcile her own personal desires with the religious, cultural, and familial expectations placed upon her. While navigating her identity as a teenager, she discovers a secret that puts the stability of her home life at risk.

The drama was written and directed by Minhal Baig, marking the first film in a chronological list of his directed works that also includes We Grown Now. The production was handled by Overbrook Entertainment, 3 Arts Entertainment, and Endeavor Content. Geraldine Viswanathan stars in the title role, appearing alongside Jack Kilmer, Gabriel Luna, Purbi Joshi, Hatta Azad Khan, and Taylor Marie Blim.

Released in 2019 with a runtime of 93 minutes, the film received a positive response from critics, who gave it a rating of 7.4/10 based on 37 reviews. General audience reception was more moderate, as the movie holds a 6.3/10 rating on IMDb from 3,400 votes and a matching 6.3/10 on TMDB from 88 votes.