

Emma Mae
She’s just off the bus from the deep South… and learning fast how to out-smart and out-tough the city just to stay alive… she’s EMMA MAE!
5.8(12)19761h 40m1
A naive young woman moves from the South to stay with her aunt and uncle in Compton. As an outsider, she struggles at first to find her footing, but soon falls into the middle of a community of rebellious youth. She soon becomes more and more aware of the social injustices of the big city.
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- Released
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- Language
- English
- strong woman
- blaxploitation cinema
- los angeles, california
- rebellious youth
- bank robbery
- social injustice
- social activism
- police harassment
- compton, california
- l.a. rebellion
- black community
- badass female
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereRAtlanta, GA12 Nov 1976
GermanyDE
- TV28 Sept 1978
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Emma Mae was released on 12 November 1976.
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