The Secret Path

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1999 · 98 min · Drama · TV Movie · TMDB 7.5/10

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.

Directed by Bruce Pittman

Cast

• Della Reese — Honey
• Ossie Davis — Too Tall
• Crystal Bernard — Marie Foley
• Madeline Zima — Jo Ann Foley (age 14)
• Yvonne Zima — Jo Ann (age 7)