Reflecting on 'The United States vs. Billie Holiday'
Lee Daniels’s Billie Holiday biopic The United States vs. Billie Holiday was released on February 26th, 2021, and my immediate reaction to it was one of discomfort.
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The police are questioning Hubert Verkamen, suspected of murdering an entire family. Although he presents himself as an honest businessman, the cops know full well that he's nothing more than a dangerous drug trafficker. Having never succeeded in catching him, they are delighted to finally have the opportunity to arrest him, and use every means at their disposal to make him talk, to wear him down. But the manipulation is not where they expected.
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The police are questioning Hubert Verkamen, suspected of murdering an entire family. Although he presents himself as an honest businessman, the cops know full well that he's nothing more than a dangerous drug trafficker. Having never succeeded in catching him, they are delighted to finally have the opportunity to arrest him, and use every means at their disposal to make him talk, to wear him down. But the manipulation is not where they expected.
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Studio:Artémis Productions, Banque Generale du Luxembourg, Fortis Banque, Loterie Nationale de Belgique, Media Services, Media Programme of the European Community, RTBF, Samsa Film, Wallimage
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