Towelhead
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December 30, 2008
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- Synopsis
- 'Towelhead' follows the dark, bold and shockingly funny life of Jasira, a 13-year-old Arab-American girl, as she navigates the confusing and frightening path of adolescence and her own sexual awakening....
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- Starring
- Aaron Eckhart, Toni Collette, Maria Bello, Peter Macdissi, Chase Ellison
- Director(s)
- Alan Ball
- Distributor(s)
- Warner Independent
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 116 min.
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Critic Reviews
Alternately disturbing, laceratingly satirical and affectingly poignant, the film, which he adapted from the novel, Towelhead, by Alicia Erian, is very much a companion piece to the Ball-penned "American Beauty" in its unwavering examination of the dirty little secrets and raging hypocrisies lurking just beyond all those manicured suburban lawns.Read the full review
Ball may not have the answers but he eloquently and forcefully explores some of the potential ramifications. The ending may be too pat, but the journey to get there - bitter, spicy, and poignant - more than compensates for any last-minute fumbles.Read the full review
It's clever and original with an excellent cast. Ball's script catches a lot of the novel's pop, often word for word. I laughed a lot.Read the full review
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