The Secret Path

The Secret Path

7.0

Apr 02 1999

2h 38m

Drama

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.

Della Reese

Della Reese

Honey

Ossie Davis

Ossie Davis

Too Tall

Crystal Bernard

Crystal Bernard

Marie Foley

Madeline Zima

Madeline Zima

Jo Ann Foley (age 14)

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