Children of the Night

Children of the Night

The streets are no place for children.

1985 · 93 min · ★ 6.3 · Drama

A sociology graduate student researches her doctoral thesis on female crime by interviewing street prostitutes. Shocked by her findings, she offers her own apartment to teenage prostitutes seeking refuge from the streets, many of whom are rejected by their parents and are dependent on their pimps.

Directed by Robert Markowitz · Written by William Wood

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