A Taste of Honey

A Taste of Honey (1961)

121 October 1961 (GB)Drama1 hour and 40 minutes
70%
User score

We don’t ask for life. We have it thrust upon us.

Description

While out to avoid spending time with her narcissistic and promiscuous mother, sixteen-year-old Jo has a brief affair that leaves her pregnant and abandoned. When her mother remarries, Jo's only support becomes her friend Geoffrey, a homosexual.

Status

Released

Original language

English

Budget

$153,814

Revenue

Keywords
friendshipsingle parentparent child relationshipbased on play or musicalfamily relationshipscoming of ageinterracial relationshipworking classsingle motherteenage pregnancykitchen sink realismfree cinemabritish new waveindie filmdepressing