The Secret Path (1999)

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.

Genres: Drama, TV Movie

Stars: Della Reese, Ossie Davis, Crystal Bernard, Madeline Zima, Yvonne Zima