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    Towelhead

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    2007     Drama    
    USA
    2h 4min
    R
    Guide for parents: offensive language, sexuality.
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    Guide for parents: Rated R in the USA, offensive language, sexuality.
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    Guide for parents: Rated R in the USA, offensive language, sexuality.
    14A
    Guide for parents: Rated R in the USA, offensive language, sexuality.
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    Guide for parents: Rated R in the USA, offensive language, sexuality.
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    Guide for parents: Rated R in the USA, offensive language, sexuality.
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    Guide for parents: Rated R in the USA, offensive language, sexuality.
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    Guide for parents: Rated R in the USA, offensive language, sexuality.

    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. When Jasira's mother sends her to Houston to live with her strict Lebanese father, she quickly learns that her new neighbors find her and her father a curiosity. Worse, her budding womanhood makes her traditional and hot-tempered father uncomfortable. Lonely in this new environment, Jasira seeks friendship and acceptance from her neighbors Mr. Vuoso, an Army reservist, and Melina, a meddling but caring expectant mother. Thrown into an unfamiliar suburban world, Jasira must confront racism and hypocrisy at home and at school - and at the same time struggle to make sense of her raging hormones and newfound sexuality. Her boyfriend, Thomas, though a few years older, provides some comfort - but even that relationship causes problems when her father discovers that Thomas is black. Surrounded by adults who are just as lost as she is, Jasira yearns for understanding, even amidst often brutal acts.

    Directed byAlan Ball
    Written byAlan Ball, Alicia Erian
    CompanyWarner Independent PicturesWarner Independent PicturesWarner Independent Pictures

    Starring

    Summer Bishil
    Chris Messina
    Maria Bello
    Aaron Eckhart
    Carrie Preston
    Lynn Collins
    Toni Collette
    Larry Cedar
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