Movie

The United States vs. Billie Holiday

★ 6.5/10 · 320 votes 2021 2h 11m Released

MusicDramaHistory

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."

Cast

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