Honky (1971)

Directed by

William A. Graham

Genre

romance film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 32m

Rated

R

Rating

5.0 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A black teenage girl and a white teenage boy fall in love and navigate the hostility from their families and community in 1970s America.

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What happens

Honky is a 1971 romance film directed by William Graham that depicts the love story of Sheila Smith and Wayne "Honky" Devine, an interracial high school couple. The tagline for the movie was "A love story... of hate". It was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Original Song for "Something More" by Quincy Jones and Bradford Craig at the 29th Golden Globes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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