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Based on true events in the midst of the 2000 election, AMERICAN VIOLET tells the astonishing story of Dee Roberts (critically hailed newcomer Nicole Beharie), a 24 year-old African American single mother of four young girls living in a small Texas town who is barely making ends meet on a waitress’ salary and government subsidies.
On an early November morning while Dee works a shift at the local diner, the powerful local district attorney (Academy Award® nominee Michael O’Keefe) leads an extensive drug bust, sweeping her Arlington Springs housing project with military precision. Police drag Dee from work in handcuffs, dumping her in the squalor of the women’s county prison. Indicted based on the uncorroborated word of a single and dubious police informant facing his own drug charges, Dee soon discovers she has been charged as a drug dealer.
Even though Dee has no prior drug record and no drugs were found on her in the raid or any subsequent searches, she is offered a hellish choice: plead guilty and go home as a convicted felon or remain in prison and fight the charges thus, jeopardizing her custody and risking a long prison sentence.
Despite the urgings of her mother (Academy Award® nominee Alfre Woodard), and with her freedom and the custody of her children at stake, she chooses to fight the district attorney and the unyielding criminal justice system he represents. Joined in an unlikely alliance with an ACLU attorney (Tim Blake Nelson) and former local narcotics officer (Will Patton), Dee risks everything in a battle that forever changes her life and the Texas justice system. AMERICAN VIOLET also stars Emmy Award® winner Charles S. Dutton and Xzibit.
The best movie I've seen in quite some time, and I watch a lot of movies! Good luck with getting more theaters to show American Violet. I'm doing all I can to help out. In my opinion, every American needs to see this movie!
THANKS 4 DA ADD. IM WAITING 4 THE MOVIE! IT LOOK LIKE ITS GONNA BE OFF THE METER! I WANNA MEET NICOLE BEFORE SHE TURNS INTO A HUGE STAR. LETS MAKE THAT HAPPEN:) $IPP $LIM
I'm a little late, but just wanted to drop by and say that the movie was AMAZING. Caught it at the Philadelphia Filmn Festival, and it's one of the best movies I've seen in a while.
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