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Towelhead

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Towelhead
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R,2hrs 4min
Genres:
Drama,Comedy
Released:
September 19, 2008
Director:
Alan Ball
Distributor:
Warner Independent Pictures (WIP)
Starring:
Summer Bishil, Peter Macdissi, Aaron Eckhart  ...more
Synopsis: Six Feet Under creator and American Beauty screenwriter Alan Ball makes his feature directorial debut with this screen adaptation of author Alicia Erian's controversial novel Towelhead. Jasira (Summer Bishil) is a 13-year-old Arab-American who's contending with the pains of adolescence when her life takes a sudden and unexpected turn. Sent to live with her stern Lebanese father, Rifat (Peter Macdissi), by her self-absorbed mother (Maria Bello), Jasira finds herself struggling to adjust to life in ... Full Synopsis
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Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer
The result is a movie about the many forms of social and sexual abuse that does not make the abusee a victim but victor. Full Review
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57
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out of 100
Based on 31 critic reviews
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Maria Bello, left, and Summer Bishil in "Towelhead" (Warner Independent Pictures)
Summer Bishil, left, Toni Collette and Matt Letscher in "Towelhead" (Warner Independent Pictures)
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