American violet
Type
Label
American violet
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Rating: PG-13; for thematic material, violence, drug references and language
Main title
American violet
Medium
DVD
Oclc number
420547257
Runtime
103
Summary
A young woman is wrongly accused of selling drugs near a school and is offered a plea deal that would force her to admit to a crime she didn't commit. Rather than ruin her life with a conviction, she decides to sue the DA in a case that changes her life as well as the laws of her state. Based on a true storyA young, single mother of four (Beharie) is wrongly accused of selling drugs near a school and is offered a plea deal that would force her to admit to a crime she didn't commit. She challenges the laws of Texas when, instead of ruining her life with a conviction, she decides to sue the DA for racial discrimination in a case that changes her life as well as the laws of her state. Based on a true story
Technique
live action
Contributor
Subject
Content
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Outgoing Resources
- Contributor10
- Genre4
- Subject10
- Content1
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