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Bush Mama

Bush Mama

Haile Gerima

1979

  • Drama
6.7

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.

Cast & crew

  • Haile GerimaDirector
  • Barbara O. JonesDorothy
  • Johnny WeathersT.C.
  • Cora Lee DayMolly
  • Simmi Ella NelsonSimmi
  • Bettie J. WilsonSocial Worker
  • Bob Ogburn Jr.Dahomey Man
  • Susan WilliamsLuann
  • Ben CollinsBen

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