The United States vs. Billie Holiday
RELEASED • 2021 • MUSIC • DRAMA • HISTORY
Original
movie
Rating
3
Language
English
Runtime
131m
Popularity
Trending Up
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."
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."