American Violet
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American Violet is a 2008 American drama film based on the true story of a young African-American mother who challenges a racially biased drug sweep and corrupt legal system in rural Texas.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| American Violet canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American film
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drama film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
racially biased drug sweep case in Texas
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true story ⓘ |
| characterBasedOn | Regina Kelly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Geoffrey Haley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Tim Disney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Samuel Goldwyn Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Nancy Richardson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | New Orleans, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | drama film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
courage against institutional injustice
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impact of drug policies on minorities ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
civil rights
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criminal justice system in the United States ⓘ plea bargaining ⓘ racial profiling ⓘ systemic racism ⓘ war on drugs in the United States ⓘ |
| MPAARating | PG-13 ⓘ |
| musicBy | Terry Becker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
civil rights lawsuit
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district attorney misconduct ⓘ drug sweep ⓘ plea deal pressure ⓘ public housing raid ⓘ young African-American single mother ⓘ |
| premieredAt | Telluride Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Bill Haney
NERFINISHED
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Tim Disney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDateUS | 2009-04-17 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 103 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Bill Haney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | early 2000s ⓘ |
| stars |
Alfre Woodard
NERFINISHED
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Charles S. Dutton NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael O’Keefe NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicole Beharie NERFINISHED ⓘ Tim Blake Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ Will Patton NERFINISHED ⓘ Xzibit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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