The United States vs. Billie Holiday
Her voice would not be silenced.
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3/31/2021Runtime
131 minsOverview
Billie Holiday spent much of her career being adored by fans. In the 1940s, the government targeted Holiday in a growing effort to racialize the war on drugs, ultimately aiming to stop her from singing her controversial ballad, "Strange Fruit."
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A portrait of Billie Holiday's persecution by the federal government during the height of her artistry, told with the weight of historical injustice and the ache of a brilliant woman hunted. The film captures both the luminous power of her voice and the systematic cruelty arrayed against her.
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Heads up
Andra Day
Billie Holiday
Trevante Rhodes
Jimmy Fletcher
Garrett Hedlund
Harry Anslinger
Leslie Jordan
Reginald Lord Devine
Miss Lawrence
Miss Freddy
Adriane Lenox
Mrs. Fletcher
Natasha Lyonne
Tallulah Bankhead
Rob Morgan
Louis McKay
Da'Vine Joy Randolph
Roslyn
Evan Ross
Agent Williams
Tyler James Williams
Lester 'Prez' Young
Tone Bell
John Levy
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