The Secret Path

The Secret Path

98 mins | Drama | April 2, 1999

A young girl stuck in a horrific cycle of familial violence finds the power to build her own future from the place she least suspected in an inspiring tale of friendship and devotion starring Ossie Davis and Della Reese, and directed by Bruce Pittman. For years Jo Ann Foley (Madeline Zima) has suffered under the cruel hand of her ruthless grandfather. A chance meeting with kindly neighbors Honey (Reese) and her husband Too Tall (Davis) finds things looking up, however, as the nurturing couple provides Jo Ann with the support needed to break free of her grandfather's tyrannical grip. As the future lies before her ready to be molded however she sees fit, Jo Ann must now find the courage to let go of the past and seek the redemption needed to start life anew.

The Secret Path

98 mins | Drama | April 2, 1999

The Secret Path
A young girl stuck in a horrific cycle of familial violence finds the power to build her own future from the place she least suspected in an inspiring tale of friendship and devotion starring Ossie Davis and Della Reese, and directed by Bruce Pittman. For years Jo Ann Foley (Madeline Zima) has suffered under the cruel hand of her ruthless grandfather. A chance meeting with kindly neighbors Honey (Reese) and her husband Too Tall (Davis) finds things looking up, however, as the nurturing couple provides Jo Ann with the support needed to break free of her grandfather's tyrannical grip. As the future lies before her ready to be molded however she sees fit, Jo Ann must now find the courage to let go of the past and seek the redemption needed to start life anew.
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers Robert Greenwald Productions
Original title The Secret Path
Directors Patricia Joyes, Bruce Pittman
Writers Rose Mary Evans, Bill C. Davis, Quinton Peeples

Cast

Della Reese

as Honey

Ossie Davis

as Too Tall

Crystal Bernard

as Marie Foley

Madeline Zima

as Jo Ann Foley (age 14)

Yvonne Zima

as Jo Ann (age 7)