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In the 1940’s, the US government targeted beloved jazz icon Billie Holiday as part of their war on drugs, to prevent her from performing her heart-wrenching ballad “Strange Fruit,” a blatant cry against lynching. Directed by Lee Daniels, written by Suzan-Lori Parks and starring Andra Day.
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It's got some stylish flair throughout hat I really enjoyed. In particular there's a great subtle shot when Fletcher is looking at the photographs of Hoover and Anslinger, and there's a reflection of a nearby coat rack on the glass of Anslinger's portrait that makes it looks like he has horns - an ironic callback to his line to his fellow top federal goons at the beginning of the film about ...
Her voice would not be silenced. Experience Andra Day as Billie Holiday in 'The United States vs. Billie Holiday,' directed by Lee Daniels. Premieres February 26, only on Hulu.
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In THE UNITED STATES VS. BILLIE HOLIDAY, Andra Day stars as the famous jazz singer. The film shows how the U.S. government makes Holiday a target for her song "Strange Fruit," which she wrote and performed as a response to the horrific lynchings in the American South.
The United States vs. Billie Holiday (Music from the Motion Picture) is the soundtrack album to the 2021 film of the same name, released on February 19, 2021 by Warner Records. The film is based on the life of singer Billie Holiday , and also from the book Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs by Johann Hari .
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."
