American violet
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American violet
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- Label
- American violet
- Statement of responsibility
- Uncommon Productions presents ; written and produced by Bill Haney ; directed by Tim Disney
- Contributor
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- Xzibit, (Musician)
- American Inquisition (Firm)
- Image Entertainment (Firm)
- Uncommon Productions
- Barrett, Malcolm
- Beharie, Nicole
- Castellucci, Teddy
- Disney, Tim
- Dutton, Charles S
- Guilfoyle, Paul
- Haney, William M
- Jenney, Lucinda
- Nelson, Tim Blake
- O'Keefe, Michael, 1955-
- Patton, Will
- Story, Paul David
- Tyson, Pamala
- Ware, Tim
- Warshofsky, David
- Westbrook, Karimah
- Woodard, Alfre, 1953-
- Subject
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- Legal films
- Fiction films
- Crime films
- Drama
- Dramatic films
- Race discrimination -- Drama
- Feature films
- Feature films
- Narcotic laws -- Drama
- Fiction films
- Racial profiling in law enforcement
- Narcotic laws
- Racial profiling in law enforcement -- Drama
- Single mothers
- Plea bargaining
- Race discrimination
- Crime films
- Single mothers -- Drama
- Social problem films
- Social problem films
- Texas
- Texas -- Drama
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Malicious accusation -- Drama
- Malicious accusation
- Plea bargaining -- Drama
- Legal films
- Language
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- eng
- eng
- spa
- eng
- Summary
- This film is based on a true story. Dee Roberts is a young black woman raising four daughters with the help of her mother in an all-black housing project. In 2000, Dee is one of many residents swept up in an aggressive raid by the police drug task force of their small Texas town. Dee's so innocent that she believes, at first, that she's been arrested because of her parking tickets. Once in the grip of the legal system, Dee faces a difficult choice: free herself by accepting 10 years' probation on a plea bargain, or allow the case to go to court, which could have much costlier consequences. Backed by an ACLU lawyer and a local attorney known for his integrity and connections, Dee attempts to prove that the drug charges are not just false, but racially motivated
- Cataloging source
- TEFMT
- Characteristic
- videorecording
- Credits note
- Director of photography, Steve Yedlin ; production designer, Monroe Kelly ; editors, Nancy Richardson, Curtiss Clayton, Terilyn A. Shropshire ; music, Teddy Castellucci ; costume design, Caroline Eselin-Schaefer
- Dewey number
- 791.43/72
- Intended audience
- MPAA rating: Rated PG-13 for thematic material, violence, drug references and language
- Language note
- In English with optional subtitles in English SDH or Spanish
- LC call number
- PN1997.2
- LC item number
- .A4839 2009
- PerformerNote
- Nicole Beharie, Tim Blake Nelson, Will Patton, Michael O'Keefe, Xzibit, Malcolm Barrett, Tim Ware, Paul David Story, David Warshofsky, Lucinda Jenney, Karimah Westbrook, Paul Guilfoyle, Pamala Tyson, Charles Dutton, Alfre Woodard
- Runtime
- 103
- Technique
- live action
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