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Jasira, a 13-year-old Arab-American girl, navigates the confusing and frightening path of adolescence and her own sexual awakening. When Jasira's mother sends her to Houston to live with her strict Lebanese father, she quickly learns that her new neighbors find her and her father a curiosity. Worse, her budding womanhood makes her traditional and hot-tempered father uncomfortable. Lonely in this new... See Full Description
| Genres: |
Drama, Adaptation and Teen |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 56 min. |
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| Release Date: |
September 12th, 2008 (limited) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
R for strong disturbing sexual content and abuse involving a young teen, and for language. |
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| Distributors: |
Warner Independent Pictures
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$371,446 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
B-
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Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert
"...presents material that cries out to be handled with quiet empathy and hammers us with it." more...
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C |
Chicago Tribune, Matt Pais
"Talking about racism and teen sex isn't the same as saying something about them." more...
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C |
Entertainment Weekly, Owen Gleiberman
"...American Beauty with a socially conscious paint job..." more...
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B- |
filmcritic.com, Chris Barsanti
"The film's threadbare budget certainly shows, but not in ways that matter." more...
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B |
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