CinemaOSMovie · 1979 · 1h 37m
Bush Mama
67%(14)IMDbDrama

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.

Directed byHaile Gerima

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 37m
Language
EN
Released
September 1, 1979

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Barbara O. Jones

Barbara O. Jones

Dorothy

Johnny Weathers

T.C.

Cora Lee Day

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

Creative team
Directed by
Haile Gerima
Haile Gerima
Written by
Haile Gerima
Haile Gerima
Produced by
Haile Gerima
Haile Gerima

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