The United States vs. Billie Holiday

Movie • 2021  

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Biopic on the enormously influential work -- and enormously tragic life -- of jazz singer Billie Holiday.
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Does the dog die?
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One of Billie’s dogs dies but it is not shown. They briefly state that it choked.
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Does a pet die?
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Were animals harmed in the making?
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Is there pedophilia?
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Is an animal abandoned?
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Is an animal sad?
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Is there eye mutilation?
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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Is there excessive gore?
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Is a minor sexualized?
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Abuse
Is a child abused?
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idontcareenoughtofindagoodusername
Not Physically shown, but in a flashback it is revealed that Billie's mother made her work in the brothel as a prostitute.
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Is there domestic violence?
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Addiction
Is there addiction?
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Billie Holiday and other characters demonstrate addiction to opium throughout the movie
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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Heroin use is shown throughout the movie
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Are animals abused?
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Does a cat die?
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Does an animal die?
(besides a dog, cat or horse)
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Meat
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Does a horse die?
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Are there spiders?
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Does a dragon die?
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Are there bugs?
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Are there snakes?
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idontcareenoughtofindagoodusername
It is mentioned that Billie had been raped in the past. (Not shown onscreen though). Also there is a flashback scene where Billie's mother told her she would have to work in the brothel to make her own money. Billie is still a child, therefore she cannot legally consent. (Nothing physical is shown onscreen though).
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Is someone tortured?
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When Billie Holiday is in prison
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Does a head get squashed?
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Is someone burned alive?
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Is there a hanging?
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idontcareenoughtofindagoodusername
There is a scene where Billie (after making a stop for a bathroom break) stumbles upon a family where one of the members has been lynched. Not too mention "Strange Fruit", one of her songs that is heavily featured in this movie is about lynchings.
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Is there cannibalism?
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Is there amputation?
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There is a scene where Billie Holiday and other prisoners are shown being hosed off
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Does someone vomit?
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Novamatic
Right after the shower scene in prison.
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Prejudice
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Is there hate speech?
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The first image is of a Black person being lynched
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Sex
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Several sex scenes throughout
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Does it have a sad ending?
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