American Violet (2009) - Movie Details

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Release Date:	April 17, 2009 (Limited)
On DVD:	October 13, 2009
Genre:	Drama
Director:	Tim Disney
Writer:	Bill Haney
Cast:	Alfre Woodard, Michael O’Keefe, Tim Blake Nelson, Will Patton, Charles S. Dutton, Xzibit, Nicole Beharie
Studio:	Samuel Goldwyn Films
Official site:	americanviolet.com
Running Time:	103 minutes
MPAA Rating:	Rated PG-13 for thematic material, violence, drug references and language

Based on real events and set in a small Texas town in the midst of the 2000 Bush/Gore Presidential 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 who is wrongfully swept up in a drug raid.

Despite the urgings of her mother (Academy Award® nominee Alfre Woodard), and with her freedom and the custody of her children at stake, she...

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In American Violet, Nicole Beharie makes a strong debut as Dee Roberts, an African-American single mother of four who finds her life turned upside down when she is falsely arrested for selling crack cocaine. After the chief D.A. offers her a plea deal in exchange for no jail time - versus a long, expensive court battle in which she could face years in prison away from her children, she becomes aware of a plot that involves racism and manipulation of the U.S. legal system.

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