Taken together, the two films create a devastatingly frank, empathetic portrait of lost youth growing up far too soon in a world that has failed them, and of a family trying to break free of the cycle of trauma—as well as a summation of the life’s work of Mark, an irreplaceable artistic voice.
Landmark documentary of American street youth in the 1980s. If you care about documentary technique or the plight of kids living on the streets, this is essential viewing,