American Violet(2009)- Production Details

Poster of American Violet

Synopsis

Based on the true story of Dee Roberts, a 24 year-old African American single mother of four living in a small Texas town when she is dragged away from work one day in handcuffs, and then dumped in the women's county prison. The local district attorney leads an extensive drug bust, sweeping her housing project with military precision. Dee soon discovers that she has been charged as a drug dealer. Even though she has no prior drug record and no drugs were found on her in the raid, she is offered a hellish choice: plead guilty and go home as a convicted felon or remain in prison, jeopardizing her custody and risking a long prison sentence. She chooses to fight the unyielding criminal justice system, risking everything in a battle that forever changes her life and the Texas justice system.

Production Details

In Theaters

  • April 17, 2009

MPAA Rating

PG 13 (for thematic material, violence, drug references and language.)

Genres

Drama

Run Time

1 hour 43 minutes

Distributors

Samuel Goldwyn Films

Box Office

$552,933

Production Status

Released

Filming Locations

  • New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Produced In

United States

Director

Tim Disney

Director

CAST

Nicole Beharie

Dee Roberts

Tim Blake Nelson

David Cohen

Will Patton

Sam Conroy

Michael O'Keefe

Calvin Beckett

Xzibit

Darrell Hughes

Malcolm Barrett

Byron Hill