7 January 2022
The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021)
Andra Day was nominated for a 2021 Best Actress Oscar and won Black Reel, Golden Globe and Webby Awards as legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday in The United States vs. Billie Holiday. The movie looks at the persistent investigation of her by the Federal Department of Narcotics, with an undercover sting operation led by Federal Agent Jimmy Fletcher, with whom she has a tumultuous affair.
Two-time Oscar nominee Lee Daniels (Precious, The Butler) directs this adaptation of Johann Hari’s book Chasing The Scream. Black Reel winner Trevante Rhodes (Moonlight), Screen Actors Guild nominee Garret Hedlund (Mudbound) and four-time Emmy nominee Natasha Lyonne (Russian Doll, Orange is the New Black) co-star.
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