The United States Vs. Billie Holiday -

The story of the 2021 biopic follows legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday as she is targeted by the Federal Department of Narcotics in a years-long effort to silence her. The Core Conflict: "Strange Fruit"

The government launches a sting operation led by a Black federal agent, . The United States vs. Billie Holiday

The film centers on the U.S. government's obsession with Holiday’s performance of Strange Fruit , a powerful protest song against the lynching of Black Americans in the South. The story of the 2021 biopic follows legendary

: Fletcher disguises himself to witness her drug use, leading to her arrest and a one-year prison sentence in 1947. : Unable to legally stop her from singing,

, chief of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, views the song as politically threatening and "un-American".

: Unable to legally stop her from singing, the government uses Holiday’s struggles with heroin addiction as a pretext to arrest and discredit her. The Undercover Operation

The narrative explores the "central emotional battles" Holiday faced throughout her career: The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021)