Towelhead (2007)

Directed by

Alan Ball

Genre

drama film, coming-of-age film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 51m

Rated

R

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 157 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A 13-year-old Arab-American girl navigates her first sexual awakening while dealing with racism and the controlling behavior of her abusive father. She also forms a risky relationship with a neighbor during the Gulf War era.

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What happens

Towelhead (alternatively titled Nothing Is Private) is a 2007 American drama film written and directed by Alan Ball and based on Alicia Erian's novel of the same name. The film made its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2007, under the name Nothing Is Private. The motion picture, like the book, touches on issues of coming-of-age, sexual awakening, privacy, and race. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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