The United States vs. Billie Holiday
Her voice would not be silenced.
Starring: Andra Day, Trevante Rhodes, Garrett Hedlund, Leslie Jordan, Miss Lawrence
Writer: Johann Hari, Suzan-Lori Parks
Release Date:
March 31, 2021
March 31, 2021
Ratings:
6.5 / 10
6.5 / 10
Director:
Lee Daniels
Lee Daniels
Companies:
Lee Daniels Entertainment
Lee Daniels Entertainment
Overview
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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