
The United States vs. Billie Holiday
Her voice would not be silenced.
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."
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About The United States vs. Billie Holiday
- Directors
- Lee Daniels
- Cast
- Andra Day, Trevante Rhodes, Garrett Hedlund, Leslie Jordan, Miss Lawrence, Adriane Lenox
- Genres
- Music, Drama, History
- Content rating
- R
- Original language
- English
- Production countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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