Bush Mama

6.7 1979 97 min
Drama

Dorothy is a poor black woman. Her husband is put in jail for no observable reason, and she is pregnant with a second child. The government threatens to take away her welfare if she does not get an abortion.

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Director
Haile Gerima
Writer
Haile Gerima

Cast

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Barbara O. Jones Dorothy
Johnny Weathers T.C.
Cora Lee Day Molly
Simmi Ella Nelson Simmi
Bettie J. Wilson Social Worker
Bob Ogburn Jr. Dahomey Man
Susan Williams Luann
Ben Collins Ben
Renna Kraft Angi
Darian Gibbs Young Street Boy
Minnie Stewart 1st Welfare Recipient
Malbertha Pickett 2nd Welfare Recipient
Bertha Yates Secretary
Chris Clay Policeman
Charles Brooks Preacher

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