SummaryBased on true events during 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 tow is barely able to make ends meet. While police drag Dee from work in handcuffs, dumping her in the squalor of the women’s county prison, the p... Read More
Directed By:Tim Disney
Written By:Bill Haney
American Violet
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An artlessly powerful performance by newcomer Nicole Behaire anchors American Violet.
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American Violet, it's true, is not blazingly original cinema. Tim Disney's direction and the screenplay by Bill Haney are meat and potatoes, making this story clear, direct and righteous.
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Dee is an engaging, admirable lead character, and the striking, petite Beharie, in only her second screen role, is a real winner, bringing energy and fortitude to a woman who easily could have joined the ranks of society's victims and losers.
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The narrative is infused with chilling facts, and the filmmakers know how to build their case, but a drama demands more. We should have been immersed in Dee's wrenching journey, not just sitting it out on the sidelines.
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American Violet feels less like life and unreasonably more like the movies.
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A docudrama with a good heart but a heavy hand.
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Plodding drama.
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Production Company:
- Uncommon Productions
Release Date:Apr 17, 2009
Duration:1 h 43 m
Rating:PG-13
Tagline:When law is without order.....and justice is far from just.....one woman must take a stand
Awards
Black Reel Awards
• 6 Nominations
Women Film Critics Circle Awards
• 2 Wins & 4 Nominations
African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA)
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
