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THE UNITED STATES VS. BILLIE HOLIDAY

DIRECTOR Lee Daniels STARRING Andra Day, Trevante Rhodes, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Garrett Hedlund, Evan Ross, Tyler James Williams, Natasha Lyonne

MUST-SEE, WHY?

Expect the director of Precious to be up for more awards.

When Lee Daniels in which Ross portrays the great singer. It wasn’t until Daniels was 40, though, that he got into Holiday’s music and “understood her pain”.

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