Bush Mama (1979)
- Directed by
- Haile Gerima
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 14 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A woman in Los Angeles struggles to raise her daughter while her husband is in prison for a crime he didn't commit. The film follows her daily life in a poor neighborhood as she faces police harassment, poverty, and a system that works against her.
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What happens
Bush Mama is an American film made by Ethiopian-American director Haile Gerima, part of the L.A. Rebellion movement of political and experimental black cinema in the 1970s. It was released in 1979 though made earlier, in 1975. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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