Also written, produced, and directed by Alan Ball, and featured an acting performance by Peter Macdissi. In the motel scene in this film, when Wally (portrayed by Macdisssi), a character of Saudi Arabian heritage comes out of the bathroom after taking a shower in their motel room, he wraps and ties a towel around his head. The term "towelhead" (also the alternate title of "Nothing is Private" is an Arab slur, since many Arab men where a towel like head covering to keep the direct sun off of their heads and necks, just as Wally arranges the towel on his head and covering his neck.
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What is the French language plot outline for Towelhead (2007)?