Movie

Honky

1971 · 92 min

A tense, earnest romance that keeps you uneasy, watching two young people's love collide with a hostile world.

Tagline: A love story...of hate
Overview: Sheila, an affluent black teenager, begins dating working class white teen Wayne, and asks him for help to sell a kilo of marijuana.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Love, race, class, coming-of-age
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
race
class
coming-of-age
crime
Places: school
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild