

Billie
She sang the truth, she paid the price
‘Lady Day’ was one of the greatest jazz vocalists the world ever heard. In 1971, journalist Linda Lipnack Kuehl set out to write the definitive biography of Billie Holiday. Before her mysterious death in 1978, Lipnack Kuehl had taped over 200 hours of interviews. The tapes have never been heard. Now they form the basis of an atmospheric, multi-layered documentary that captures the many complex facets of a proud black woman, violent drug addict, loyal friend, vindictive lover and unforgettable singer of ‘God Bless The Child’, ‘Saddest Tale’ and the haunting ‘Strange Fruit’.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- —
- Box office
- $202.9K
- Language
- English
- jazz singer or musician
- biography
- singer
- female singers
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Produced in
United Kingdom, United States of America, Belgium
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereTelluride Film Festival5 Sept 2019
- PremiereMiddleburg Film Festival17 Oct 2020
- Theatrical (limited)NR4 Dec 2020
United KingdomGB
- PremiereGlasgow Film Festival7 Mar 2020
- Theatrical (limited)1513 Nov 2020
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical1529 Jul 2021
FinlandFI
- Theatrical20 Nov 2020
FranceFR
- Theatrical30 Sept 2020
- Digital / OTTVOD6 Jan 2021
- PhysicalDVD & Blu-Ray4 May 2021
JapanJP
- Digital / OTTPG122 Jul 2021
NorwayNO
- TV1530 Sept 2020
SwedenSE
- Theatrical1116 Apr 2021
SwitzerlandCH
- Digital / OTT1230 Sept 2020
ThailandTH
- Theatrical1 Oct 2020
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Billie was released on 30 September 2020.
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