The United States vs. Billie Holiday

2021131 min★ 6.5Music, Drama, History

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."

Reviews

“If you enjoy reading my Spoiler-Free reviews, please follow my blog @ Even though I love listening to jazz, I've never been to a concert or a club specific to this type of music. Following this train…”

— Manuel São Bento

★3Read more

“Jazz musician Billie Holiday is a legend; one of the greatest musicians of all time. Most music fans can name their favorite Holiday tune, but none caused more controversy than her song about black…”

— Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots

★6Read more

“In a scene from The United States vs. Billie Holiday, Billie (Andra Day) is about to sing “Strange Fruit” in concert, which Harry J. Anslinger (Garrett Hedlund), the first commissioner of the US…”

— tmdb28039023

★1Read more