The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021)
Her voice would not be silenced.
2021 · R · 2h 11m · Music, Drama, History
Genres: 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."
Director: Lee Daniels
Writers: Suzan-Lori Parks
Music by: Kris Bowers
Cinematography: Andrew Dunn
Editor: Jay Rabinowitz
Rated 6.5/10 by 317 viewers
Cast
Andra Day as Billie HolidayTrevante Rhodes as Jimmy FletcherGarrett Hedlund as Harry AnslingerLeslie Jordan as Reginald Lord DevineMiss Lawrence as Miss FreddyAdriane Lenox as Mrs. FletcherNatasha Lyonne as Tallulah BankheadRob Morgan as Louis McKayDa'Vine Joy Randolph as RoslynEvan Ross as Agent WilliamsTyler James Williams as Lester 'Prez' YoungTone Bell as John LevyMore like this
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