What About Sal? - BLU-RAY

Director James Franco chronicles the final hours in the life of actor Sal Mineo, one-time teen heartthrob, gay icon, and the Academy Award-nominated star of REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE and EXODUS.

When the Great Depression struck America in the 1920s finding work was hard, but if you were poor and black it was virtually impossible. Working as a porter for the Pullman Rail Company was an option, but it meant taking home a third as much as white employees and working some days for free. You could forget about being called by your real name - all black porters were simply called "George" after George Pullman, the first person to emp

With his mother dying of lung cancer, Sal, in his 30's and with Down Syndrome, embarks on a journey to find his father, a rock band singer that his mother had a one-night stand with 30 years ago.