Hala (2019)
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Synopsis
Hala is her father’s pride and joy. Dutiful and academically gifted, she skillfully navigates both her social life as a teen in Chicago and her obligations as an only child to Pakistani immigrants. With high-school graduation looming, however, Hala is bursting with sexual desire. When she meets Jesse, a classmate who shares her love for poetry and skateboarding, their romance is complicated by her Muslim faith and a father who is prepared to arrange her marriage according to their family’s cultural tradition. As Hala begins to challenge these customs, her parents’ own lives start to unravel, testing the power of Hala’s flourishing voice.
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Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | November 22nd, 2019 (Limited) by Apple TV+ |
| Video Release: | December 6th, 2019 by Apple TV |
| MPA Rating: | R for a scene of sexuality. (Rating bulletin 2520 (Cert #51473), 3/28/2018) |
| Running Time: | 94 minutes |
| Film festival: | Sundance Film Festival 2019 |
| Plot point: | Coming of Age, Muslims |
| Source: | Based on Short Film |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English, Urdu |
Leading
| Geraldine Viswanathan | Hala |
Supporting
| Jack Kilmer | ||
| Gabriel Luna | ||
| Purbi Joshi | ||
| Azad Khan | ||
| Anna Chlumsky |
Production and Technical Credits
| Minhal Baig | Director | |
| Minhal Baig | Screenwriter | |
| Jada Pinkett Smith | Executive Producer |
Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.
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Synopsis
Hala is her father’s pride and joy. Dutiful and academically gifted, she skillfully navigates both her social life as a teen in Chicago and her obligations as an only child to Pakistani immigrants. With high-school graduation looming, however, Hala is bursting with sexual desire. When she meets Jesse, a classmate who shares her love for poetry and skateboarding, their romance is complicated by her Muslim faith and a father who is prepared to arrange her marriage according to their family’s cultural tradition. As Hala begins to challenge these customs, her parents’ own lives start to unravel, testing the power of Hala’s flourishing voice.
Metrics
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | November 22nd, 2019 (Limited) by Apple TV+ |
| Video Release: | December 6th, 2019 by Apple TV |
| MPA Rating: | R for a scene of sexuality. (Rating bulletin 2520 (Cert #51473), 3/28/2018) |
| Running Time: | 94 minutes |
| Film festival: | Sundance Film Festival 2019 |
| Plot point: | Coming of Age, Muslims |
| Source: | Based on Short Film |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English, Urdu |
Leading
| Geraldine Viswanathan | Hala |
Supporting
| Jack Kilmer | ||
| Gabriel Luna | ||
| Purbi Joshi | ||
| Azad Khan | ||
| Anna Chlumsky |
Production and Technical Credits
| Minhal Baig | Director | |
| Minhal Baig | Screenwriter | |
| Jada Pinkett Smith | Executive Producer |
Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.
Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.