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By Gary Goldstein (1,089) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 30 Nov 2013

On the upside, newcomer Summer Bishil turns in a gutsy, quietly riveting performance as Jasira…

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By Matty S (358) on 30 Nov 2013

Let's you know that life's something full of curiosity…

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By J.r. Jones (1,066) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 15 Nov 2013

As a director Ball amplifies the flaws in his own writing; his supporting characters are too broadly pitched to take seriously, and he tends…

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By Michael T (3,420) on 01 Nov 2013

Uncomfortable to watch, which is probably why Alan Ball made it…

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By Eddy M (67) on 20 Sep 2013

Rarely have I had the opportunity to be so offended and insulted as a viewer in 5 minutes or less than I was on watching this film…

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By Tasha Robinson (753) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 03 Aug 2013

Everything about the film is aggressively provocative, in both senses of the word…

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By Michael M (3,845) on 11 Jul 2013

This movie is incredibly fierce…

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By Andrew O'hehir (1,324) for Salon.com (2,725) on 05 May 2013

This third-act redemption raises Towelhead several notches, but it still ends up feeling like a well-acted and well-intentioned after-school…

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By Ian H (828) on 25 Jan 2013

It is so disturbing I could not finish it! I cant watch a 13 years old girl get sexually aboused by prcatcially everyone and call it an eye opener…

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By Ryan S (2,401) on 13 Jan 2013

Very uncomfortable. the netflix sleeve says dark comic, I don't get that at all. it was just disturbing. the little girl did a wonderful job…

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By Denise B (274) on 06 Jan 2013

Very intense and disturbing. Well written and delivered story but not for those easily offended…

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By Samitha G (21) on 27 Dec 2012

An excellent movie, but with some uncomfortable moments…

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By Sabrina U (17) on 15 Dec 2012

It wasn't as good as I thought it was going to be. I enjoyed seeing Brandon as an extra…

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By Peter Travers (3,602) for Rolling Stone (4,035) on 20 Nov 2012

The heart of the movie is really in Jasira's moments with her father, a mass of contradictions that Macdissi plays with comic ferocity and…

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By Jim H (1,089) on 03 Nov 2012

A young Arab-American girl lives with her insensitive, racist father and grows to sexual awakening after she's raped by a neighbor…

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By Sarfaraz A (915) on 02 Sep 2012

I've seen this film 3-4 times and am disturbed every time…

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By Cindy Joanna R (2) on 25 Aug 2012

You know, her red neck of a husband will soon get called up, and then Saddam will gas him. And that will serve all of them right…

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By Kyle A (307) on 25 Jul 2012

An odd, slightly disturbing but also slightly misguided film…

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By Corey S (464) on 16 Jun 2012

This coming-of-age story of sexual awakening and race had its moments where I had to look away and moments where I couldn't take my eyes off of it…

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By Sylvie M (14) on 14 Jun 2012

An excellent movie dealing with many real life issues. Superb acting. Engaging and compelling. Leaves you thinking about it for days after…

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