The Pocketbook (1980)
In the course of a botched purse-snatching, a boy comes to question the path of his life. Billy Woodberry’s second film, and first completed in 16mm, adapts Langston Hughes’ short story, Thank You, Ma’am, and features music by Leadbelly, Thelonious Monk and Miles Davis. (Ross Lipman)
Rated
L
Year
1980
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
1 January 1980
TMDB
5.4 (5)
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