Desert Dancer 2014 POSTER

Desert Dancer

6.2

♡ 13

31%

ban from profession

teheran (tehran), iran

Richard Raymond

Richard Raymond Director

Davood Ghadami

Davood Ghadami as Basij Leader

Freida Pinto

Freida Pinto as Elaheh

Nazanin Boniadi

Nazanin Boniadi as Parisa Ghaffarian

Gino Picciano

Gino Picciano as (uncredited)

Inspirational true story of Iranian dancer Afshin Ghaffarian, who risked his life for his dream to become a dancer despite a nationwide dancing ban.

The United States vs. Billie Holiday 2021 POSTER

The United States vs. Billie Holiday

6.3

♡ 23

55%

ban from profession

jazz singer or musician

new orleans, louisiana

Lee Daniels

Lee Daniels Director

Garrett Hedlund

Garrett Hedlund as Harry Anslinger

Adriane Lenox

Adriane Lenox as Mrs. Fletcher

Da'Vine Joy Randolph

Da'Vine Joy Randolph as Roslyn

Natasha Lyonne

Natasha Lyonne as Tallulah Bankhead

Billie Holiday spent much of her career being adored by fans. In the 1940s, the government targeted Holiday in a growing effort to racialize the war on drugs, ultimately aiming to stop her from singing her controversial ballad, "Strange Fruit."

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