Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway

Drama, TV Movie

🎬 Critics Choice Nominee

Director Randal Kleiser

Status Released

Release Date 1976-09-27

Storyline

15-year-old Dawn runs away from what she feels is an intolerable home life. In the big city, she ends up turning to prostitution when she is unable to get a job due to her age. She meets Alexander, a young male hustler who takes her in, but when she starts working for a pimp, Alexander becomes a target.

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