Poster of The United States vs. Billie Holiday

The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021)

2021-03-31 • Music, Drama, History • 2h11m • Released

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Her voice would not be silenced.

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Overview

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."

Lee Daniels Entertainment, Roth-Kirschenbaum Films

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