Towelhead is a movie directed by Alan Ball in 2007 and based on the book of the same name by Alicia Erian, first published in 2005. The movie features Summer Bishil, Aaron Eckhart, Peter Macdissi, Toni Colette, Chris Messina, Maria Bello, and others.
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Storyline
Set in 1990 amid the Kuwait War of 1990–1991, Towelhead tells the coming-of-age story of a 13-year-old Lebanese American girl named Jasira. Jasira experiences a sexual awakening at her neighbor’s home, which is sparked in part by adult magazines she finds when baby-sitting the next-door neighbor boy Zack Vuoso.
Movie vs Book
Year
2007
Minutes
124
Movie Rate
6.90
Source: IMDb
Movie
Towelhead
Original title: Nothing Is Private
Director: Alan Ball
Country: USA
Year: 2007
Length: 2h4m
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Year
2005
Pages
336
Book Rate
7.26
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Book
Towelhead
Author: Alicia Erian
Country: USA
First published in: 2005
Length: 336 pages
Genre: Fiction
User polls & recommendations
“With novels one has more control and more satisfaction. The best thing about filmmaking is the team work, and the worst thing about filmmaking is it’s a team.”
DAVID NICHOLLS (Writer and Screenwriter)
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