A Patch of Blue

A Patch of Blue

1965 · 105 min · EN · NR · 7.6 (89 votes)
Dir. Guy Green · Starring Sidney Poitier, Shelley Winters, Elizabeth Hartman, Wallace Ford, Ivan Dixon, Elisabeth Fraser · Music Jerry Goldsmith

Love is color blind.

DramaRomance

A blind, uneducated white girl is befriended by a black man, who becomes determined to help her escape her impoverished and abusive home life.

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A tender, yet often tense, exploration of unlikely connection against a backdrop of societal prejudice. It feels raw and intimate, highlighting the quiet strength found in human empathy and the struggle for dignity.

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friendshipprostitutegrandparent grandchild relationshiptensionracismblindparktenementblindnessinnocence lostabuse
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