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6.9
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Critic Scott Tobias
rated 5

...makes a compelling argument for how racism within local police and justice departments can thrive due to a system that awards government dollars based on stats that are easily juked.

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Cast & Crew

Tim Disney
Director
Tim Blake Nelson
As David Cohen
Alfre Woodard
As Alma Roberts
Will Patton
As Sam Conroy
Anthony Mackie
As Eddie Porter (uncredited)
Charles S. Dutton
As Reverend Sanders
Lance E. Nichols
As Mr. Moss
Paul Guilfoyle
As Judge Belmont

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In a small Texas town, a young African American mother named Dee Roberts is wrongfully accused of drug dealing and arrested. Despite the urging of her mother and the risk of losing custody of her children, Dee decides to fight the charges and take on the corrupt district attorney. With the help of an ACLU attorney and a former narcotics officer, Dee embarks on a fierce battle to clear her name and expose the injustices of the Texas justice system.

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American Violet was released in theaters on April 17, 2009.