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The United States vs. Billie Holiday

2021
Directed byLee Daniels
2h 11m

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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Andra DayBillie HolidayTrevante RhodesJimmy FletcherGarrett Hedlund
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MusicDramaHistory
STATUSReleased
RATING
6.5

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