The film opens with a Muslim prayer, and within seconds the camera is focused on Hala (Geraldine Viswanathan, “Blockers”) quietly masturbating in the bathtub, interrupted by her mother, Eram ...

Hala truly is the product of her parents’ outward projections, but also their hidden feelings, which makes Baig’s film an immigrant saga as true as any, but also a wonderfully universal one ...

Hala. Rated R for a little sex and a lot of emotional turmoil. Running time: 1 hour 34 minutes. Hala. NYT Critic’s Pick. Find Tickets. When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed ...

"Blockers" star Geraldine Viswanathan delivers an outstanding lead performance in Minhal Baig's semi-autobiographical coming-of-age story. The only child of immigrant parents, Hala is stuck ...

Hala starts to appreciate that Eram's provincialism is more of an unwanted prison than a choice. That becomes apparent when the Masoods host a Pakistani couple and their son, Arash, for dinner ...

With him, Hala can joke around, hang out at the skatepark and run around a playground. She doesn't have to take on the persona of an obedient Muslim girl or follow outdated rules simply for the ...

In “I’ll Tell You When I’m Home,” the Palestinian American writer Hala Alyan draws on her life experiences and her family’s multiple displacements across generations.