How long is American Violet?

American Violet is 1 hr 42 min long.

Who is Dee Roberts in American Violet?

Nicole Beharie plays Dee Roberts in the film.

What is American Violet about?

Based on true events in the midst of the 2000 election, American Violet tells the astonishing story of Dee Roberts, 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 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 women’s 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.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.

American Violet

Name: American Violet
Genre: Drama
Released: 2009-04-17
Duration: 102
Rating: 79

PG-13 1 hr 42 min

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How long is American Violet?: American Violet is 1 hr 42 min long.

Who directed American Violet?: Tim Disney

Who is Dee Roberts in American Violet?: Nicole Beharie plays Dee Roberts in the film.

What is American Violet about?: Based on true events in the midst of the 2000 election, American Violet tells the astonishing story of Dee Roberts, 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 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 women’s 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.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.