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 the...more
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TOWELHEAD by GKeir This is one of the best movies I have seen in years. A serious and cynical drama that only Alan Ball could make. The type of film that makes you...
fantastic and provocative by marbaces Very reminiscent of American Beauty, similar tone, music, subject material. Acting was superb and the topics raised about teenage sexuality, race, parenting...
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