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The United States vs. Billie Holiday is a 2021 American biographical drama film about singer Billie Holiday, based on the book Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs by Johann Hari.
Feb 26, 2021 · With Andra Day, Leslie Jordan, Miss Lawrence, Natasha Lyonne. Follows Holiday during her career as she is targeted by the Federal Department of Narcotics with an undercover sting operation led by black Federal Agent Jimmy Fletcher, with whom she has a tumultuous affair.
- (15K)
- Biography, Drama, Music
- Lee Daniels
- 2021-02-26
Experience Andra Day as Billie Holiday in ‘The United States vs. Billie Holiday,’ directed by Lee Daniels. The United States... Her voice would not be silenced.
- 3 min
- 940.4K
- Hulu
Feb 26, 2021 · A negative review of the 2021 biopic about the legendary singer and her struggle with addiction and racism. The film is criticized for its excessive focus on the drug scenes, its cartoonish villains, and its lack of insight into Holiday's art and legacy.
Feb 25, 2021 · ‘The United States vs. Billie Holiday’ Review: Singing for Her Life Lee Daniels’s hectic biopic portrays the singer as a victim of abuse, addiction and government persecution. Share full article
GOLDEN GLOBE® winner. Follows Holiday during her career as she is targeted by the Federal Department of Narcotics with an undercover sting operation led by black Federal Agent Jimmy Fletcher, with whom she had a tumultuous affair. 283 IMDb 6.3 2 h 5 min 2021. R. Drama · Emotional · Gritty · Serious. This video is currently unavailable.