Bush Mama

Name: Bush Mama
Director: Haile Gerima
Genre: Drama
Released: 1979-09-01
Duration: 97 min
Cast: Barbara O. Jones, Johnny Weathers, Cora Lee Day, Simmi Ella Nelson, Bettie J. Wilson

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1979 · 97 min · Drama · TMDB 6.7/10

Overview

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 by Haile Gerima

Cast

Barbara O. Jones — Dorothy
Johnny Weathers — T.C.
Cora Lee Day — Molly
Simmi Ella Nelson — Simmi
Bettie J. Wilson — Social Worker