The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021)
Directed by Lee Daniels
Genres - Drama, Music, Musical |
Sub-Genres - Musical Drama |
Release Date - Feb 26, 2021 (USA) |
Run Time - 130 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Augustine Chay
Andra Day, Trevante Rhodes, Natasha Lyonne, and Garrett Hedlund star in director Lee Daniels’ biographical drama film. It fictionalizes Billie Holiday’s behind-the-scenes persecution by the Federal Department of Narcotics after she insisted on performing “"Strange Fruit."” The legendary jazz singer became entangled in a complex love affair with the Black Federal Agent Jimmy Fletcher — the man leading the undercover operation against her.
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career, drug-addiction, love-affair, singer, undercover