Summary:
Against the backdrop of the first Gulf War, Jasira Maroun is 13, physically well developed but naïve and unable to say no. As puberty arrives, her mother sends her from Syracuse to Houston to her curt, up-tight, Lebanese-born father. Over the next few months, Jasira must navigate her father's strict indifference, her discovery of sexual pleasure, the casual racism of a neighbor boy and her classmates, the sexual advances of the boy's father, the proffered friendship of a pregnant neighbor, and her attraction to Thomas, an African-American classmate whom her father forbids her to see. Things happen to her, but can she take responsibility and control, or is tragedy inevitable?
| Runtime: | 124 min |
|---|---|
| Rating: | Rated R for strong disturbing sexual content and abuse involving a young teen, and for language. |
| Production: | Indian Paintbrush |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Country: | USA |
| Languages: | English, French, Spanish, Arabic |
| Home Release Date: | Dec 30, 2008 |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| Alan Ball | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Alan Ball | Written For The Screen By |
| Alicia Erian | Novel "Towelhead" |
| Principal Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Aaron Eckhart | Travis Vuoso |
| Peter MacDissi | Rifat Maroun |
| Summer Bishil | Jasira Maroun |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Carrie Preston | Evelyn Vuoso |
| Chase Ellison | Zack Vuoso |
| Chris Messina | Barry |
| Cleo King | Sales Clerk |
| D.C. Cody | Middle School Jerk #2 |
| Eamonn Roche | School Photographer |
| Gemmenne de la Peña | Denise |
| Irina Voronina | "Snow Queen" Centerfold |
| Maria Bello | Gail Monahan |
| Michael McShae | Middle School Jerk #1 |
| Robert Baker | Mr. Joffrey |
| Soledad St. Hilaire | Janitor |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Alan Ball | Producer |
| Anne Carey | Executive Producer |
| Christina Jokanovich | Associate Producer |
| Peggy Rajski | Executive Producer |
| Scott Rudin | Executive Producer |
| Ted Hope | Producer |
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