Billie
“She sang the truth, she paid the price”
‘Lady Day’ was one of the greatest jazz vocalists the world ever heard. In 1971, journalist Linda Lipnack Kuehl set out to write the definitive biography of Billie Holiday. Before her mysterious death in 1978, Lipnack Kuehl had taped over 200 hours of interviews. The tapes have never been heard. Now they form the basis of an atmospheric, multi-layered documentary that captures the many complex facets of a proud black woman, violent drug addict, loyal friend, vindictive lover and unforgettable singer of ‘God Bless The Child’, ‘Saddest Tale’ and the haunting ‘Strange Fruit’.
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James Erskine Director · Tim Cragg Cinematographer Avdhesh Mohla Editor
Worldwide gross $203K · United States release December 4, 2020 · Produced in United Kingdom, United States, Belgium
Box office
Worldwide gross
$202,931
Production
Altitude Film Entertainment
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New Black Films
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REP Documentary
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Concord Originals
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BBC Music
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Belga Productions
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Polygram Entertainment
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United Kingdom · United States · Belgium
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · September 5, 2019
Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
United States · December 4, 2020
Limited theatrical
United States
October 17, 2020 · Premiere · Middleburg Film Festival
Denmark
July 29, 2021 · Theatrical
Finland
November 20, 2020 · Theatrical
France
September 30, 2020 · Theatrical
January 6, 2021 · Digital · VOD
May 4, 2021 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
Japan
July 2, 2021 · Digital
Norway
September 30, 2020 · TV
Sweden
April 16, 2021 · Theatrical
Switzerland
September 30, 2020 · Digital
Thailand
October 1, 2020 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
March 7, 2020 · Premiere · Glasgow Film Festival
November 13, 2020 · Limited theatrical
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