The Dark End of the Street

Year: 1981

Runtime: 89 mins

Language: English

Director: Jan Egleson

Drama

In a Boston housing project, a young Black man falls from a rooftop and dies, prompting police to suspect foul play. Donna and Billy, two white working‑class teenagers who witnessed the incident, grapple with the decision to reveal what they saw, risking personal backlash amid escalating racial tensions in their community.

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