01 September 1979 Drama 97 mins
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.
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Barbara O. Jones as Dorothy
Johnny Weathers as T.C.
Cora Lee Day as Molly
Simmi Ella Nelson as Simmi
Bettie J. Wilson as Social Worker
Bob Ogburn Jr. as Dahomey Man
Susan Williams as Luann
Ben Collins as Ben
Renna Kraft as Angi
Haile Gerima Director
Onaje Kareem Kenyatta Music
Haile Gerima Producer
Haile Gerima Editor
Haile Gerima Writer
Roderick Young Director of Photography
Charles Burnett Director of Photography
United States 01 September 1979
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