Towelhead (2007)

 

TOWELHEAD

R 

2007, Drama, 2h 8m

49%

TOMATOMETER114 Reviews

58%

AUDIENCE SCORE2,500+ Ratings

MOVIE INFO

At age 13, Jasira (Summer Bishil) lives with her mother, Gail (Maria Bello), in upstate New York, but is then sent to live with her rigid, emotionally distant Lebanese father, Rifat (Peter Macdissi), in Houston. Jasira, who is struggling with her emerging sexuality, finds herself subjected to the taunts of racist schoolmates, the sexual advances of her new boyfriend, Thomas (Eugene Jones), and the inappropriate yet titillating attentions of handsome, married neighbor Mr. Vuoso (Aaron Eckhart).

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• Rating: R (Disturbing Sexual Content|Abuse Inv. A Young Teen|Involving Teen|Language)

• Genre: Drama

• Original Language: English

• Director: Alan Ball

• Producer: Ted Hope, Steven Rales, Alan Ball

• Writer: Alan Ball

• Release Date (Theaters): Sep 12, 2008  Limited

• Release Date (Streaming): Jul 1, 2010

• Box Office (Gross USA): $371.4K

• Runtime: 2h 8m

• Distributor: Warner Independent

• Production Co: This Is That Productions, Your Face Goes Here Entertainment, Indian Paintbrush

CAST & CREW

Summer Bishil

Jasira

Aaron Eckhart

Mr. Vuoso

Peter Macdissi

Rifat

Toni Collette

Melina

Maria Bello

Gail

Eugene Jones III

Thomas Bradley

Matt Letscher

Gil

Chase Ellison

Zack

Gemmenne de la Peña

Denise

Lynn Collins

Thena

Alan Ball

Director

Alan Ball

Screenwriter

Ted Hope

Producer

Steven Rales

Producer

Alan Ball

Producer

Anne Carey

Executive Producer

Scott Rudin

Executive Producer

Peggy Rajski

Executive Producer

Newton Thomas Sigel

Cinematographer

Andy Keir

Film Editing

Thomas Newman

Original Music

James Chinlund

Production Design

Alexander Wei

Art Director

Fainche MacCarthy

Set Decoration

Danny Glicker

Costume Design

Wendy Goldstein

Casting