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American Violet is based on the true story of Regina Kelly, a young African American woman was accused of dealing drugs unjustly arrested. Nicole Behaire stars as Dee Roberts, the names were changed for the film, the Texas mother of four who fights back against the legal system. Alfre Woodard co-stars as her mother who tries to look after the children during all the turmoil.LA Times: American Violet (April 12, 2009)
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American Violet Synopsis
American Violet is the story of Dee Roberts, a single mother struggling to raise her children in a small town in Texas. Things are made infinitely more complicated when she is unjustly arrested in a high profile drug raid. In order to save face for their mistake, the city offers Dee a plea bargain but the deal would brand Dee as a felon for life. Unwilling to accept punishment for a crime she did not commit, Dee decides to fight against the system. But her fight puts her life in disarray. Dee feels pressure from her mother to return to her family whose needs have been compromised by her perceived selfish legal battle. After time, Dee is tempted by the prospect of accepting the deal, but she soon realizes she has become a symbol for other innocent citizens who have fallen victim to a corrupt justice system.MSN Movies: American Violet -
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American Violet Cast
- Nicole Beharie as Dee Roberts
- Alfre Woodard as Alma Roberts
- Tim Blake Nelson as David Cohen
- Will Patton as Sam Conroy
- Xzibit as Darrell Hughes
- Malcolm Barrett as Byron Hill
- Charles S. Dutton as Reverend Sanders
- Tim Ware as Mark Shelby
- Paul Guilfoyle as Judge Belmont
- Paul David Story as David Higgins
- David Warshofksy as Robert Foster
- Lucinda Jenney as Leona Conroy
- Karimah Westbrook as Claudia Johnson
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Watching this movie "American Violet" and getting a lil fired up in my thoughts. How long? This is so far from what God has designed for us
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Tryna watch American Violet but I can't tell if it's this DVD or my cheap ass player that acting up
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Just watched "American Violet," about the police/DA's illegal raids of an african-american community in a small TX town.
@Ambieno | November 15, 2009 01:09 AM
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