American Violet - Official Trailer

Based on true events in the midst of the 2000 election, AMERICAN VIOLET tells the astonishing story of Dee Roberts (critically hailed newcomer Nicole Beharie), a 24 year-old African American single mother of four young girls living in a small Texas town who is barely making ends meet on a waitress salary and government subsidies.

On an early November morning while Dee works a shift at the local diner, the powerful local district attorney (Academy Award® nominee Michael OKeefe) leads an extensive drug bust, sweeping her Arlington Springs housing project with military precision. Police drag Dee from work in handcuffs, dumping her in the squalor of the womens county prison. Indicted based on the uncorroborated word of a single and dubious police informant facing his own drug charges, Dee soon discovers she has been charged as a drug dealer.

Even though Dee has no prior drug record and no drugs were found on her in the raid or any subsequent searches, she is offered a hellish choice: plead guilty and go home as a convicted felon or remain in prison and fight the charges thus, jeopardizing her custody and risking a long prison sentence.

Despite the urgings of her mother (Academy Award® nominee Alfre Woodard), and with her freedom and the custody of her children at stake, she chooses to fight the district attorney and the unyielding criminal justice system he represents. Joined in an unlikely alliance with an ACLU attorney (Tim Blake Nelson) and former local narcotics officer (Will Patton), Dee risks everything in a battle that forever changes her life and the Texas justice system. AMERICAN VIOLET also stars Emmy Award® winner Charles S. Dutton and Xzibit.

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[bloodeyez2]

Alright, I must take back my selfish and ignorant comment on the story, I've just educated myself on the history of the War on Drugs and its fascinating how much bigotry went on during those times, and even at present times. I think stories like these are important if we are ever going to learn from history.

[cecehill86]

The story of like 50 million black people, so they made it a movie now. I get stopped like once a month for no reason just a quick search because cops have to make a quota and they want to catch somebody slippin. The government is evil, and the police are its demons. I hate this fucking country

[ThaqiBryan]

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[ahseka25]

I watched this movie in my communications class, it's a really good documentary everyone should watch it!

[ranka35]

i didn't know this existed! wow!

[hisbeloved33ad]

this was an excellent, inspiring film

[MitchelPisano]

one of the best movie that i ever watched..saw this in webmovietube

[amielanquist41]

njoyed this great movie in webmovietube

[danniterrwh09]

Never heard of this movie. I was watching this young lady on the Monique Show. Why was this movie never pushed. I know some yrs back lifetime had some movies on this subject. Very glad that I found this movie on Netflix! Cant wait to watch it.

[spunky6180]

@hottie4rmtx john paschall is the da and the town is hearne,tx/ my son murdered there and paschall brother in law involved in unsolved murder of hank alan johnson.

[spunky6180]

@daisyhotchy21 it is not harmony texas it is Hearne Texas,with John Paschall the DA and Regina Kelly in Hearne Texas. My son was murdered there july 10,2008. still unsolved. Paschall brother in law still involved.

[spunky6180]

@higherpoweredh2o yes it is true story about John Paschall vs Regina Kelly. My son was murdered there july 10 2008. Still unsolved because the da paschall brother in law involved.