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The Secret Path

1999 · 98 min
Directed by
Bruce Pittman
Genres
Drama, Tv movie
Overview
14-year-old Jo Ann Foley lives in squalor in a rural Southern community during World War II. Abused by her bootlegging grandfather Hank, Jo Ann has, like her mother Marie, been forced into a life of prostitution. Periodically escaping her miserable existence, Jo Ann finds comfort, security, and genuine love with a poor but proud African American couple: Honey and Too Tall.

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Directed by
Bruce Pittman
Genres
Drama, Tv movie
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