The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021)
Director:
Lee Daniels
Tagline:
« Her Voice Would Not Be Silenced »
Actors:
Billie Holiday
Reginald Lord Devine
Miss Freddy
Tallulah Bankhead
Jimmy Fletcher
Rating:
(15’780 votes)
(15’780 votes)
Quotes:
« Billie Holiday: You know, the people that are hardest on me are my own race. I need help; not jail time.
»
« Billie Holiday: Be careful with this feeling. This love right here, baby, it won't love you back. I promise.
»
« Jimmy Fletcher: Despite all of the shit in her life, she's made something of herself and you can't take it because she's strong, beautiful and black.
»
Trailer:
Official Trailer
Runtime:126 minutes
Plot:
Follows Holiday during her career as she is targeted by the Federal Department of Narcotics with an undercover sting operation led by black Federal Agent Jimmy Fletcher, with whom she has a tumultuous affair.
