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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.
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.
Inspired by her life story, THE UNITED STATES VS. BILLIE HOLIDAY intimately examines her struggles with addiction, fame and heartbreaking love.
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Experience Andra Day as Billie Holiday in ‘The United States vs. Billie Holiday,’ directed by Lee Daniels.
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.
Experience Andra Day as Billie Holiday in 'The United States vs. Billie Holiday,' directed by Lee Daniels. Premieres February 26, only on Hulu. Get the IMDb app
Feb 26, 2021 · Directed by Lee Daniels and written by Suzan Lori-Parks, “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” is a film about a brilliant artist and drug addict that seems less interested in the art than in the pornographically exact details of the addiction (and the self-damage that often comes with it, such as alcoholism, self-destructive/abusive ...
The United States vs. Billie Holiday. Billie Holiday spent much of her career being adored by fans. In the 1940’s, 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.”
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
Feb 26, 2021 · “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” is a film about racial injustice and censorship surrounding a stirring work of art that gave power to the woman who sang it, as well as the pe... read the rest.
