The United States vs. Billie Holiday

130 minutes • 2021 • 6.3

Director Lee Daniels (Precious) tells the story of how the US government mercilessly pursued the legendary Billie Holiday. When her sensational 'Strange Fruit', in which the lyrics tell of lynching in the Southern States, was released, it shook American society. As Holiday was known to use drugs, agent Jimmy Fletcher went undercover to keep track of her and a close relationship arose between the two.