The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021)

2021 · 131 min · Music, Drama, History

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."

Directed by Lee Daniels. Starring Andra Day, Trevante Rhodes, Garrett Hedlund, Leslie Jordan and Miss Lawrence.

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