Towelhead

"How can you find yourself if no one can see you?"

2008 1h 51m EN

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6.2

MID

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49%

ROTTEN

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METACRITIC

⭐

6.9

IMDB

★6.2TMDB · 159🥫49%Rotten Tomatoes●57Metacritic★6.9IMDB · 12,215

Drama

Synopsis

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

“How can you find yourself if no one can see you?”

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Cast

Summer Bishil
Jasira Maroun
Aaron Eckhart
Mr. Vuoso
Toni Collette
Melina Hines
Maria Bello
Gail Monahan
Peter Macdissi
Rifat Maroun
Eugene Jones III
Thomas Bradley
Lynn Collins
Thena Panos
Chase Ellison
Zack Vuoso

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alan Ball
Writers: Alan Ball, Raymond Consing
Languages: Arabic, English, Spanish, French
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Arabic, English, Spanish, French.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Alan Ball, shot by Newton Thomas Sigel. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Thomas Newman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Andy Keir shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Summer Bishil and Aaron Eckhart and Toni Collette carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "How can you find yourself if no one can see you?".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0787523 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Alan Ball directs. Newton Thomas Sigel behind the camera. Thomas Newman scores. Andy Keir cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Arabic, English, Spanish, French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 18 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Arabic, English, Spanish, French.
3Directed by Alan Ball, shot by Newton Thomas Sigel. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Thomas Newman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Andy Keir shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Summer Bishil and Aaron Eckhart and Toni Collette carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "How can you find yourself if no one can see you?".
8IMDB entry: tt0787523 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 13 themes, including "puberty", "pedophilia", "small town", "gulf war".