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The United States vs. Billie Holiday
March 31 2021 (over 3 years ago)Rating
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Her voice would not be silenced.
- Director: Lee Daniels
- Writer: Suzan-Lori Parks
- Genres: Music, Drama, History
- Runtime: 2 h 11 m
- Country: United States of America
- Companies: Lee Daniels Entertainment, Roth-Kirschenbaum Films
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."
