Billie Holiday, une affaire d'État
The United States vs. Billie Holiday
En 1939, Billie Holiday est déjà une vedette du jazz new-yorkais quand elle entonne « Strange Fruit », un vibrant réquisitoire contre le racisme qui se démarque de son répertoire habituel. La chanson déchaîne aussitôt la controverse, et le gouvernement lui intime de cesser de la chanter. Billie refuse. Elle devient dès lors une cible à abattre. Billie Holiday a tout fait pour atténuer ses souffrances et oublier son enfance difficile, ses choix malheureux en matière d’hommes, et la difficulté de vivre en étant une femme de couleur en Amérique. La drogue fut l’une de ses échappatoires. Le gouvernement va retourner cette faiblesse contre elle et utiliser sa dépendance aux stupéfiants pour la faire tomber. Prêt à tout, Harry Anslinger, le chef du Bureau Fédéral des Narcotiques, charge Jimmy Fletcher, un agent de couleur, d’infiltrer les cercles dans lesquels évolue la chanteuse. Mais leur plan va rencontrer un obstacle majeur : Jimmy tombe amoureux de Billie…
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Trailers & Videos
Cast
Randy Davison
as Senator J. McCarthy
Alex Bisping
as Bailiff #1
Len Blavatnik
as Club Owner
Adriane Lenox
as Mrs. Fletcher
Koumba Ball
as Lucille
Christopher Ricardo Price
as Drug Dealer
Natasha Lyonne
as Tallulah Bankhead
Dusan Dukic
as Joe Glaser
Kevin Hanchard
as Louis Armstrong
Alika Autran
as Martha Anslinger
Kim Feeney
as Lady In Audience
Donald Fullilove
as Additional Voices (voice)
Robert Alan Beuth
as Congressman J. Rankin
Kwasi Songui
as Working Class Man
Elizabeth Eveillard
as Prostitute 1923
Tristan D. Lalla
as Mr. Jordon Green
Alain Goulem
as Ed Fishman
Richard Jutras
as Uptown Restaurant Maître d'
Jonathan Higgins
as Defense Lawyer Erlich
Blake DeLong
as Agent Carter
Letitia Brookes
as Velva
Jeff Corbett
as Congressman JP Thomas
Damian Joseph Quinn
as Roy Cohn
Maxime Paradis
as Producer
Warren 'Slim' Williams
as Bobby Tucker
Rob Morgan
as Louis McKay
Kate MacLellan
as Working Class Woman
Leslie Jordan
as Reginald Lord Devine
Da'Vine Joy Randolph
as Roslyn
Ray Shell
as Carl The Drummer
Sylvia Stewart
as Stink-Eye Inmate
Trevante Rhodes
as Jimmy Fletcher
Dana Gourrier
as Sadie
Melvin Gregg
as Joe Guy
Furly Mac
as Elevator Attendant
Don Anderson
as Judge Ganey
Joe Cobden
as George Jessel
Nealla Gordon
as Courthouse Reporter
Erik LaRay Harvey
as James Monroe
Clauter Alexandre
as Husband
Penande Estime
as Hanging Woman
Andra Day
as Billie Holiday
Miss Lawrence
as Miss Freddy
Ronda Louis-Jeune
as Jimmy's Girlfriend
Sarah Levesque
as Nurse
Garrett Hedlund
as Harry Anslinger
Evan Ross
as Agent Williams
Tyler James Williams
as Lester 'Prez' Young
Tone Bell
as John Levy
Crew
Hughes Winborne
Additional Editing
Suzan-Lori Parks
Screenplay
Tucker Tooley
Producer
Marie-Claude Lafontaine
Visual Effects Producer
Heikki Kossi
Foley Artist
Jeff Kirschenbaum
Producer
Mark Bomback
Executive Producer
Tyler Hall
Stunt Coordinator
Kathy Tse
Special Effects Key Makeup Artist
Rodney Alexandre
Stunt Coordinator, Stunts
Daniel T. Dorrance
Production Design
Philippe Gilbert
Transportation Captain
Chelsea Jackson
Stunts
Johann Hari
Book, Executive Producer
Jason Conyers
Stunts
Lee Daniels
Producer, Director
Maude Beaunoyer
Assistant Picture Car Coordinator
Andrew Dunn
"A" Camera Operator, Director of Photography
John-Sébastien Côté
Armorer
Simon Beaupré
VFX Artist
Leah Daniels-Butler
Casting
Stéphanie-Alexandra Joseph
Receptionist
Joe Roth
Producer
Shanna Roberts Salée
Third Assistant Director
Ian Cymore
Dialogue Editor
Kris Bowers
Musician, Original Music Composer