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

: Fletcher disguises himself to witness her drug use, leading to her arrest and a one-year prison sentence in 1947. 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" , chief of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics,