Towelhead

Original title: Nothing Is Private

2007
R
2h 4m

IMDb RATING

6.9/10

12K

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This is the theatrical trailer for Towelhead, directed by Alan Ball.

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A young Lebanese-American girl struggles with her sexual obsession, a bigoted Army reservist and her strict father during the Gulf War.A young Lebanese-American girl struggles with her sexual obsession, a bigoted Army reservist and her strict father during the Gulf War.A young Lebanese-American girl struggles with her sexual obsession, a bigoted Army reservist and her strict father during the Gulf War.

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IMDb RATING

6.9/10

12K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 3 nominations

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Towelhead: Theatrical Trailer

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Trivia
Actress Summer Bishil turned 18 before filming started.

Goofs
When Jasira is talking to her mother on the payphone when her father has locked her out, there is a "We Card" sticker visible in the convenience store window. The "We Card" tobacco program was not started until 1995, several years after the movie takes place.

Quotes
Jasira Maroun: [about girlie magazine] Women look at these pictures?
Melina Hines: Yeah. They look at them and feel like crap.
Jasira Maroun: Do women ever look at them and feel good?
Melina Hines: Well, maybe. Is that how you feel? I mean, they're sexy pictures. How anyone feels when they look at them doesn't really matter. It's private. But how a kid your age got a magazine like this, that isn't private. Who gave you this?
Jasira Maroun: [no answer]
Melina Hines: Jasira, did an adult give you this?
Jasira Maroun: [no answer]

Connections
Featured in HBO First Look: Towelhead (2008)

Soundtracks
She Drives Me Crazy
Written by David Steele & Roland Gift
Performed by Fine Young Cannibals
(c) 1988 EMI Virgin Music Ltd.
All Rights Controlled and Administered by EMI Virgin Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
Courtesy of Warner Music U.K. Ltd.
By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

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Featured review

10/10

Jaw Dropping!

This is one odd, disturbing, strange little movie that is as seductive as it is uncomfortable to watch. The ensemble cast is a standout but Summer Bishil absolutely steals this one by delivering an amazingly adult performance of an almost impossible role, and Peter Macdissi, as her father, is also excellent with a heavily nuanced complex character.

I'd also like to point out this movie has more WTF moments than anything I've seen in recent memory.

Another thing I was struck with is just how commonplace, how "normal" the events in this girl's life appear, and that is even more disturbing.

I'd like to close by saying this movie will not be enjoyed by everyone, nor will it be understood by everyone. This is a major piece of film-making and a major piece of storytelling, though, and if you don't mind extremes, definitely give this one a try.