-
- Release date: August 15, 2008
- Director: Alan Ball
- Screenwriter: Alan Ball
- Producers: Alan Ball, Ted Hope
- Distributor: Warner Independent
- MPAA rating: Rated R
- Run time: 124 min
- Based on: Towelhead by Alicia Erian
- Premiere: 2007 Toronto International Film Festival
- Original title: Nothing Is Private
- Also see: Towelhead Trailer
-
-
Towelhead is a 2007 dramatic film written and directed by Alan Ball. The film is based on a book written by Alicia Erian of the same name.
-
Plot Summary
Set during the first Gulf War, Jasira, a 13-year-old Arab-American girl, is sent to Texas to live with her strict father. As she struggles through adolescence, she deals with racism both at school and at home.Variety: Towelhead (September 12, 2007)Much to the dismay of her father, Jasira becomes sexually attracted to Mr. Vuoso, a married army reservist.The Hollywood Reporter: Towelhead (September 13, 2007)
Cast
- Summer Bishil as Jasira
- Aaron Eckhart as Mr. Vuoso
- Peter Macdissi as Rifat
- Toni Collette as Melina
- Maria Bello as Gail
Reviews
"Maintaining consistent tone and performances in such a stylized 'period piece' ... is of the utmost importance, and [director Alan Ball] doesn't have the control to keep it from veering all over the place, to queasy and debilitating effect."— VarietyVariety: Towelhead (September 12, 2007)"By setting the film at the time of America's first Iraq invasion with TV news coverage constantly blaring in the background, Ball is able to make some telling observations about how little things have changed -- both politically and socially, over the past two decades."—'The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood Reporter: Towelhead (September 13, 2007)
-
Towelhead Film on Amazon
-
NOTHING IS PRIVATE: AKA Towelhead ORIGINAL MOVIE POSTER - $19.99
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: At Moviestore we have an unbeatable range of both original and classic high quality reproduction movie posters. Movie poster art is a wonderful collectible ite...Amazon
-
-
Towelhead - Framed Movie Poster - 27 x 40 - $69.99
MovieGoods has Amazon's largest selection of movie and TV show memorabilia, including posters, film cells and more: tens of thousands of items to choose from. We also offer a full ...Amazon
-
-
Towelhead - $27.98
A young Lebanese-American girl struggles with her sexual obsession, a bigoted Army reservist and her strict father during the Gulf War.Amazon
view more products...
-
-
Towelhead Film Questions
-
Which is the worlds big budget film? 1 AnswerAccording to 'The numbers', upcoming Avatar has the biggest budget, $300,000,000, followed by Spider-Man 3 with $258,000,000. The top-10: 1 Avatar 20th Cent... read more -
Do film students go to grad school? 3 AnswersIt looks to me like most of these programs are there to teach you how to make films. Here is a place where you can start looking for grad studies for film; htt... read more -
In Depth Charge song Dreaming of the jungle we can hear some audio quotes from some horror movie. Whats the title of that film? 1 AnswerHe really doesn't like to tell people from what movies he uses his samples as seen here: http://www.spiderbytes.com/ambientrance/inttyler.htm But he has used sa... read more -
What is your favorite Natasha Richardson film? 5 AnswersYou haven't seen her act till you see her in the 1988 movie, Patty Hearst! I found this small clip but it is NSFW. ... read more
view more questions...
-
About this page
-
Page Views0
No one is currently managing this page.
This page currently has no vertical manager.
