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The United States vs. Billie Holiday

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."

Release: 2021

Rating: 6.5

Genre: Music, Drama, History

Duration: 131 min

Country: United States of America

Production: Lee Daniels Entertainment, Roth-Kirschenbaum Films

Cast

Andra Day

Andra Day

as Billie Holiday

Trevante Rhodes

Trevante Rhodes

as Jimmy Fletcher

Garrett Hedlund

Garrett Hedlund

as Harry Anslinger

Leslie Jordan

Leslie Jordan

as Reginald Lord Devine

Miss Lawrence

Miss Lawrence

as Miss Freddy

Adriane Lenox

Adriane Lenox

as Mrs. Fletcher

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