The United States vs. Billie Holiday

IMDb 6.5 2021 • 131 min • MusicDramaHistory

Director

Lee Daniels

Country

US

Plot Summary

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."

Top Cast

Andra Day
Andra Day Billie Holiday
Trevante Rhodes
Trevante Rhodes Jimmy Fletcher
Garrett Hedlund
Garrett Hedlund Harry Anslinger
Leslie Jordan
Leslie Jordan Reginald Lord Devine
Miss Lawrence
Miss Lawrence Miss Freddy