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The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021)

2h 11m · 31 Mar 2021

Her voice would not be silenced.

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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."

Movie ID40328
GenreDrama, History, Music
DirectorLee Daniels
Main castAndra Day, Trevante Rhodes, Garrett Hedlund, Leslie Jordan, Miss Lawrence, Adriane Lenox, Natasha Lyonne, Rob Morgan
Release date31 March 2021
Release year2021
LanguageMandarin
Duration131 min (2h 11m)
Rating6.5 / 10 (TMDB)
Production houseLee Daniels Entertainment

Director: Lee Daniels
Writers: Suzan-Lori Parks

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