Bush Mama
Haile Gerima's portrait of a Watts woman on welfare, one of the defining works of the L.A. Rebellion.
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.
About
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Drama
- Running time
- 1 h 37 min
- Released
- 1979
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