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Bush Mama

6.7 / 10 6.7 1979 1h 37m

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.

Directed by Haile Gerima

CAST

The people behind the story

Barbara O. Jones

Barbara O. JonesDorothy

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Johnny WeathersT.C.

Cora Lee Day

Cora Lee DayMolly

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Simmi Ella NelsonSimmi

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Bettie J. WilsonSocial Worker

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Bob Ogburn Jr.Dahomey Man

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Susan WilliamsLuann

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Ben CollinsBen