The United States vs. Billie Holiday
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The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021)

Her voice would not be silenced.

2h 11m · Released · TMDB ★ 6.5 (323)

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

Starring: Andra Day, Trevante Rhodes, Garrett Hedlund, Leslie Jordan, Miss Lawrence, Adriane Lenox

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