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Dark, bold and shockingly funny, Towelhead follows the life of Jasira (Summer Bishil), a 13-year-old Arab-American girl, as she navigates the confusing and frightening path of adolescence and her own sexual awakening. Sent 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 (Aaron Eckhart), an Army reservist, and Melina (Toni Collette), 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. Written and directed by Alan Ball (Oscar-winning writer of American Beauty and creator of "Six Feet Under"), based on the critically acclaimed novel by Alicia Erian.
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