Apple TVSeventeen-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.
The film, which debuted at Sundance earlier in 2019, is about the generosity daughters rarely extend to mothers — how we find that generosity and the role identity can play in the process. ... The film, which debuted at Sundance earlier in…
93 minutes ‧ 2019. Tomris Laffly. November 22, 2019. 4 min read. Following the ordinary beats of a teen’s everyday life, writer/director Minhal Baig’s gentle and attentive sophomore feature “Hala” possesses something inherently…
As Hala tests the boundaries of faith and sexual desire (her name means “halo” in Arabic, and it feels like a burden), the movie is unsparing about gender roles and the awkwardness of first ... When you purchase a ticket for an…
