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  1. Set in the midst of the 2000 presidential election, American Violet tells the story of a young mother named Dee Roberts (Nicole Beharie), a 24-year-old African-American single mother of four living in the town of Melody (based on Hearne, Texas).

  2. Apr 17, 2009 · American Violet: Directed by Tim Disney. With Nicole Beharie, Tim Blake Nelson, Will Patton, Michael O'Keefe. A single mother struggles to clear her name after being wrongly accused and arrested for dealing drugs in an impoverished Texas town.

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    • Tim Disney
    • 2009-04-17
  3. Feb 12, 2009 · 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...

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  4. Apr 15, 2009 · A film based on a true story of a black woman who refuses to plead guilty to a drug charge in a racially biased raid by the police. She is defended by the ACLU and a former D.A. in a Texas town.

  5. American Violet. After an overzealous district attorney's drug bust lands her in jail, single mother Dee Roberts must face an agonizing choice: Plead guilty and go home a convicted felon, or fight the charges and risk a lengthy prison sentence.

  6. American Violet. 2008 · 1 hr 43 min. PG-13. Drama. In Texas, during the 2000 U.S. presidential election, a Black single mom fights to clear her name after being wrongfully arrested on drug charges. Subtitles: English. Starring: Nicole Beharie Tim Blake Nelson Will Patton Michael O'Keefe Xzibit Malcolm Barrett Charles S. Dutton Alfre Woodard.

  7. Trailer: American Violet. "American Violet" tells the powerful and inspiring true story of a young African American woman named Dee Roberts who is unjustly arrested on drug charges in a small...

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