American Violet
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American Violet is a 2008 American drama film based on the true story of a young African-American mother who challenges a racially biased drug sweep and corrupt legal system in rural Texas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| American Violet canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13549672 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: American Violet Context triple: [Nicole Beharie, notableWork, American Violet]
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A.
Phlox
Phlox is the Denobulan chief medical officer aboard the starship Enterprise in the television series "Star Trek: Enterprise."
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B.
Bellflower
Bellflower is a suburban city in southeastern Los Angeles County, California, known for its residential neighborhoods and proximity to major urban centers in the Los Angeles metropolitan area.
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C.
Red Clover
Red Clover is a 2012 American horror film (also known as Leprechaun’s Revenge) in which William Devane appears, centered on a deadly leprechaun curse unleashed in a small town.
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D.
Lilacs
"Lilacs" is a short story by Kate Chopin, included in her 1897 collection *A Night in Acadie*, that reflects her characteristic focus on intimate emotional experiences and Creole life.
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E.
Lilacs
"Lilacs" is a notable work by American composer George Walker, recognized for its poignant musical setting of Walt Whitman’s elegy on the death of Abraham Lincoln.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: American Violet Target entity description: American Violet is a 2008 American drama film based on the true story of a young African-American mother who challenges a racially biased drug sweep and corrupt legal system in rural Texas.
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A.
Phlox
Phlox is the Denobulan chief medical officer aboard the starship Enterprise in the television series "Star Trek: Enterprise."
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B.
Bellflower
Bellflower is a suburban city in southeastern Los Angeles County, California, known for its residential neighborhoods and proximity to major urban centers in the Los Angeles metropolitan area.
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C.
Red Clover
Red Clover is a 2012 American horror film (also known as Leprechaun’s Revenge) in which William Devane appears, centered on a deadly leprechaun curse unleashed in a small town.
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D.
Lilacs
"Lilacs" is a short story by Kate Chopin, included in her 1897 collection *A Night in Acadie*, that reflects her characteristic focus on intimate emotional experiences and Creole life.
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E.
Lilacs
"Lilacs" is a notable work by American composer George Walker, recognized for its poignant musical setting of Walt Whitman’s elegy on the death of Abraham Lincoln.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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drama film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
racially biased drug sweep case in Texas
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true story ⓘ |
| characterBasedOn | Regina Kelly ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Geoffrey Haley ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| director | Tim Disney ⓘ |
| distributor | Samuel Goldwyn Films ⓘ |
| editor | Nancy Richardson ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
New Orleans, Louisiana
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linked to:
New Orleans
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| genre | drama film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
courage against institutional injustice
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impact of drug policies on minorities ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
civil rights
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criminal justice system in the United States ⓘ plea bargaining ⓘ racial profiling ⓘ systemic racism ⓘ war on drugs in the United States ⓘ |
| MPAARating | PG-13 ⓘ |
| musicBy | Terry Becker ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
civil rights lawsuit
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district attorney misconduct ⓘ drug sweep ⓘ plea deal pressure ⓘ public housing raid ⓘ young African-American single mother ⓘ |
| premieredAt | Telluride Film Festival ⓘ |
| producer |
Bill Haney
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Tim Disney ⓘ |
| releaseDateUS | 2009-04-17 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 103 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Bill Haney ⓘ |
| setIn | Texas ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | early 2000s ⓘ |
| stars |
Alfre Woodard
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Charles S. Dutton ⓘ Michael O’Keefe ⓘ Nicole Beharie ⓘ Tim Blake Nelson ⓘ Will Patton ⓘ Xzibit ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: American Violet Description of subject: American Violet is a 2008 American drama film based on the true story of a young African-American mother who challenges a racially biased drug sweep and corrupt legal system in rural Texas.
Referenced by (4)
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