Synopsis
A troubled boy becomes addicted to heroin, and his mother and foster father help him fight it.
Movie Information
- Director
- Ralph Nelson
- Writers
- Alice Childress
- Release Year
- 1977
- Runtime
- 107 minutes
- Genre
- Drama
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 5.9 / 10 (11 votes)
Top Cast
Cicely Tyson
Sweets
Paul Winfield
Butler
Larry B. Scott
Benjie
Helen Martin
Mrs. Bell
Glynn Turman
Nigeria
David Groh
Cohen
Kevin Hooks
Tiger
Kenneth Green
Jimmy Lee
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