Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway

Year: 1976

Runtime: 100 mins

Language: English

Director: Randal Kleiser

Drama

The Startling NBC-TV drama that shocked the nation follows 15-year-old Dawn, who flees an intolerable home life. In the city she cannot find lawful work because of her age, so she turns to prostitution. She befriends Alexander, a young male hustler who shelters her, but when Dawn begins working for a pimp, Alexander becomes a target for violence.

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