The high quality of the acting in this TV drama camouflages some basic holes in the story. The movie was filmed in the 1970s, a time when there was still federal support for low income housing. Poor people were not living on the streets the way they do today. The elderly character, who looks around 80 years old, is not yet eligible for social security, so in order to support herself as a mid-60s person she would have had some kind of job. Here she appears as a widow with no visible means of support. Having the young car thief parolee remove all the contents of her home would not have necessitated her living outdoors where exposure nearly killed her, though she had already been given an eviction notice and could have stayed with a church member until she found a new place. So parts of the plot are strained and seem unnecessary. Despite that, it was a good movie and I recommend it.
Review of White Mama
