In 1930s Hollywood, a young man named Bobby moves to the city to work in the film industry. He falls in love with a beautiful woman named Veronica, but their relationship becomes complicated when she reveals that she is already married. Bobby also becomes involved with a gangster's girlfriend, leading to murder and a trial. The film explores themes of love, betrayal, and the glamour of Hollywood.
Based on a true story, 'The United States vs. Billie Holiday' follows the legendary jazz singer as she becomes the target of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics due to her addiction to heroin and her refusal to stop performing the anti-lynching song 'Strange Fruit.' The film explores Holiday's struggles with addiction, her turbulent relationships, and her fight against racial injustice.
Helma Sanders-Brahms directs this inventive film that uses the verse of Jewish poet Else Lasker-Schüler and Nazi poet Gottfried Benn to dramatize the passionate, real-life affair between the two unlikely lovers. Forced out of Germany, Lasker-Schüler makes her way to Jerusalem even as Benn discovers the true nature of the Nazi ideology he had once championed. Lena Stolze and Cornelius Obonya star.
Paulie returns to his hometown of Adelaide after spending three years in a monastery. Upon returning home, he finds his buddies have not grown up. Together, they decide to open a café.
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