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American Violet
The movie centers on Dee Roberts, a 24-year-old African-American single mom struggling to clear her name after being wrongly accused and arrested for dealing drugs in an impoverished town in Texas.
8 November 1952, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
23 September 1935, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
23 September 1978, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
29 September 1952, New York City, New York, USA
9 March 1963, Huntington, West Virginia, USA
5 July 1956, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
18 September 1974, Detroit, Michigan, USA
August 31, 2009
Nicole. Beharie. Remember the name, for if her stunning lead turn is any indication, huge things are in the future.
July 17, 2009
Put on your outrage cap.
May 01, 2009
Director Tim Disney and screenwriter Bill Haney lay out Dee's story with a minimum of fuss. They are smart enough to realize that the material is compelling all on its own.
July 16, 2009
Newcomer Beharie gives a polished performance that deserves awards consideration.
August 18, 2011
Less a social-problem film than a drama of personal courage.
July 17, 2009
It does almost everything well, from the direction to the performances. But it does nothing great, dragged down by an uninspired, and oddly uninspiring, script.
May 15, 2009
A well-played if too-familiar story of oppression and injustice.
August 30, 2009
[American Violet] is so compelling and intriguing that it's easy for the audience to forget they're being preached to.
May 01, 2009
A torn-from-the-headlines tale of institutional racism and injustice in the Lone Star State of not-so-long-ago, American Violet might not be subtle, but it's certainly powerful.
May 01, 2009
A conventional but wholly gripping docudrama.
October 15, 2009
While it may be about as subtle as a swinging sledgehammer, it does leave its mark.
May 01, 2009
American Violet dramatizes Kelly's case, and does so in a way that will leave audiences applauding in their seats -- and wondering how much of the film is true.