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1984

Streetwise

Directed by Martin Bell
The streets - your only chance for life.

This documentary about teenagers living on the streets in Seattle began as a magazine article. The film follows nine teenagers who discuss how they live by panhandling, prostitution, and petty theft.

Duration

1h 31m

Released

December 7, 1984

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7.5

Rating57

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Lists16

Cast7

  • Erin Blackwell
  • Dewayne Pomeroy
  • Roberta Joseph Hayes
  • Lulu Couch
  • Reed Early
  • Patrice Pitts
  • Rat

Part ofThe Streetwise Collection

Includes Streetwise (1984), Tiny at 20 (1993), Tiny: The Life of Erin Blackwell (2016), Erin (2005), and Streetwise Revisited: Rat (2021).

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