Review of Hala (2019) by Sham07 — 06 Dec 2019

There was nothing in the movie except humiliation of Muslim girls. A disgraceful stereotypical negative portrayal of Muslim girls.

This review of Hala (2019) was written by Sham07 on 06 Dec 2019.

Hala has generally received mixed reviews.

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