"Nothing Is Private" is written and directed by Alan Ball, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of "American Beauty'' and the Emmy-winning creator of "Six Feet Under.'' But it’s caused outrage at Toronto Film Festival, for its graphic depiction of sexual, mental and physical child abuse that verges quite literally on kiddie porn.
The movie — so odious that many people have simply walked out during the screenings — shows actor Aaron Eckhart having sex with a 13-year-old girl played by a now 19-year-old actress, Summer Bishil. The actress only turned 19 recently, however, which means that she was just on the cusp of 18 when she made the movie last year.
"Nothing Is Private" is based on a novel called "Towelhead" by Alicia Erian, and it very well may adhere to the book’s parameters. But books and films are very different.
In the movie version, the abuse heaped on 13-year-old Jazeera by her adult neighbor (Aaron Eckhart), her older teen black boyfriend (Errol Jones) and her own father (Peter Macdissi) is shocking, ceaseless and disgusting. "Nothing Is Private" is the feel-awful movie of 2007.
Source: Kiddie Porn Movie Rocks Toronto as 'Feel-Awful' Film of the Year @ Fox
On the Ball @ New York Post