Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid (1977)
• September 12th, 1977 • 1h 38min
TV Movie, Drama
Overview
A young ghetto kid despairs of ever getting out of that environment and making something of himself, until one day he gets a job as an assistant in a veterinarian's office, and working with all the animals begins to affect his outlook on life.
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