Edition |
Widescreen format. |
Description |
1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
System Details |
DVD, dual-layer, region 1; Dolby digital 5.1 surround. |
Cast |
Aaron Eckhart, Toni Collette, Maria Bello, Peter Macdissi, Eugene Jones, Summer Bishil. |
Credits |
Director of photography, Newton Thomas Sigel ; editor, Andy Keir ; composer, Thomas Newman. |
Note |
Based on the novel: Towelhead / by Alicia Erian. |
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 2007. |
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Special features (80 min.): community discussion with Ball, Macdissi, Bishil & Hussam Ayloush (30 min.); community discussion with Erian & Rajdeep Singh Jolly (50 min.). |
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"Enhanced for widescreen TVs" -- Container. |
Audience |
MPAA rating: R; for strong disturbing sexual content and abuse involving a young teen and for language. |
Summary |
Jasira, a 13-year-old Lebanese-American girl, moves to suburban Houston to live with her extremely strict father. |
Language |
In English or dubbed French; with optional French or Spanish subtitles. |
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Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing. |
Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
Subject |
Teenage girls -- Drama.
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Suburban life -- Drama.
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Arab Americans -- Drama.
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Lebanese Americans -- Drama.
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Fathers and daughters -- Drama.
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Children of immigrants -- Drama.
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Conflict of generations -- Drama.
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Children of divorced parents -- Drama.
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Genre/Form |
Coming-of-age films.
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Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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Added Author |
Ball, Alan, 1957-
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Hope, Ted.
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Eckhart, Aaron.
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Collette, Toni.
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Bello, Maria, 1967-
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Macdissi, Peter.
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Jones, Eugene, 1987-
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Bishil, Summer, 1988-
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Sigel, Newton Thomas.
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Newman, Thomas, 1955-
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Erian, Alicia.
Towelhead.
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Warner Independent Pictures.
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This is That (Firm)
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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Added Title |
Towel head |
Note |
Originally premiered as: Nothing is private |
ISBN |
1419877658 |
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9781419877650 |
Standard No. |
883929047505 |
Music No. |
1000045079 Warner Home Video |
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