The Secret Path (1999)

A young girl stuck in a horrific cycle of familial violence finds the power to build her own future from the place she least suspected in an inspiring tale of friendship and devotion starring Ossie Davis and Della Reese and directed by Bruce Pittman For years Jo Ann Foley Madeline Zima has suffered under the cruel hand of her ruthless grandfather A chance meeting with kindly neighbors Honey Reese and her husband Too Tall Davis finds things looking up however as the nurturing couple provides Jo Ann with the support needed to break free of her grandfathers tyrannical grip As the future lies before her ready to be molded however she sees fit Jo Ann must now find the courage to let go of the past and seek the redemption needed to start life anew