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The United States vs. Billie Holiday is a 2021 American biographical drama film about singer Billie Holiday, based on the book Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs by Johann Hari.
The United States vs. Billie Holiday: Directed by Lee Daniels. With Andra Day, Leslie Jordan, Miss Lawrence, Natasha Lyonne. Follows Holiday during her career as she is targeted by the Federal Department of Narcotics with an undercover sting operation led by black Federal Agent Jimmy Fletcher, with whom she has a tumultuous affair.
Inspired by her life story, THE UNITED STATES VS. BILLIE HOLIDAY intimately examines her struggles with addiction, fame and heartbreaking love.
Experience Andra Day as Billie Holiday in ‘The United States vs. Billie Holiday,’ directed by Lee Daniels. The United States...
Follows Holiday during her career as she is targeted by the Federal Department of Narcotics with an undercover sting operation led by black Federal Agent Jimmy Fletcher, with whom she had a tumultuous affair.
Feb 26, 2021 · Directed by Lee Daniels and written by Suzan Lori-Parks, "The United States vs. Billie Holiday" is a film about a brilliant artist and drug addict that seems less interested in the art than in the pornographically exact details of the addiction (and the self-damage that often comes with it, such as alcoholism, self-destructive/abusive ...
Jan 11, 2021 · US Release Date: February 21, 2021 Starring: Andra Day, Trevante Rhodes, Garrett Hedlund Directed By: Lee Daniels Synopsis: The legendary Billie Holiday, one of the greatest jazz musicians of...
Feb 26, 2021 · Black Reel Awards. • 1 Win & 4 Nominations. A drama that follows legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday during her career as she is targeted by the Federal Department of Narcotics with an undercover sting operation led by Black federal agent Jimmy Fletcher, with whom she had a tumultuous affair.
The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021) R | Biography, Drama, Music. Watch options. Official Trailer. Her voice would not be silenced. Experience Andra Day as Billie Holiday in 'The United States vs. Billie Holiday,' directed by Lee Daniels. Premieres February 26, only on Hulu. Her voice would not be silenced.
In the 1940’s, the US government targeted beloved jazz icon Billie Holiday as part of their war on drugs, to prevent her from performing her heart-wrenching ballad “Strange Fruit,” a blatant cry...
