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Apr 15, 2009 · “American Violet” stars Nicole Beharie, a recent Juilliard graduate in her second role, as Dee Roberts. It is a stunning performance: She is small, vulnerable, fearful for her children, but damned if she will plead guilty to a crime she did not commit.
Nov 2, 2009 · November 02, 2009 6:33 AM. In Texas six years ago, a young, single mother, wrongfully arrested, stood up against the injustice, fought the system …and won. A new feature film is based on her story....
American Violet. After an overzealous district attorney's drug bust lands her in jail, single mother Dee Roberts must face an agonizing choice: Plead guilty and go home a convicted felon, or fight the charges and risk a lengthy prison sentence.
Near the beginning of “American Violet,” when Dee Roberts (Nicole Beharie), a feisty 24-year-old African-American woman, is arrested, handcuffed and roughly dragged by the police from the diner...
Apr 16, 2009 · A small-town Texas waitress, Dee Roberts (Nicole Beharie) lives in an all-black housing project. A never-married mother of four young daughters, Dee may not qualify as a model citizen.
"American Violet" tells the powerful and inspiring true story of a young African American woman named Dee Roberts who is unjustly arrested on drug charges in...
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After an overzealous district attorney's drug bust lands her in jail, single mother Dee Roberts (Nicole Beharie) must face an agonizing choice: Plead guilty and go home a convicted felon, or...
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