Love Song

Love Song

PG 2000 · 90 min · ★ 7.6 · Romance, Drama

A privileged, black college student with a fiance falls in love with a white musician she meets on her 21st birthday.

Directed by Julie Dash · Written by Josslyn Luckett

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