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."
Directors: Lee Daniels
Writers: Johann Hari, Suzan-Lori Parks
Cast
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IMDB: tt8521718