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Towelhead
A provocative movie about pedophilia that is both crass and knowing
Distributor Warner Independent
Cast Aaron Eckhart, Toni Collette, Maria Bello, Peter Macdissi, Summer Bishil and Eugene Jones
Director/Screenwriter Alan Ball
Producers Alan Ball, Ted Hope and Steven Rales
Genre Drama
Running time 132 min.
Release date September 12 ltd
Initially titled Nothing Is Private, Towelhead is nothing if not topical, tackling in turn such hot-button issues as pedophilia, racism, patriotism and the sexual comingof-age of a 1 3 -year-old Christian Arab girl named Jasira (Summer Bishil).
As the movie begins, the pliable...