Synopsis
A Crime on the Bayou is the story of Gary Duncan, a Black teenager from Plaquemines Parish, a swampy strip of land south of New Orleans. In 1966, Duncan tries to break up an argument between white and Black teenagers outside a newly integrated school. He gently lays his hand on a white boy’s arm. The boy recoils like a snake. That night, police burst into Duncan’s trailer and arrest him for assault on a minor. A young Jewish attorney, Richard Sobol, leaves his prestigious D.C. firm to volunteer in New Orleans. With his help, Duncan bravely stands up to a racist legal system powered by a white supremacist boss to challenge his unfair arrest. Their fight goes all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, and their lifelong friendship is forged.
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Amazon VOD: | Amazon |
iTunes: | iTunes |
Google Play: | Google Play |
Vudu: | Vudu |
Movie Details
Domestic Releases: | June 18th, 2021 (Limited) by Shout! Factory |
Video Release: | August 3rd, 2021 by Shout Factory |
Running Time: | 90 minutes |
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Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
Genre: | Concert/Performance |
Production Method: | Live Action |
Creative Type: | Factual |
Production/Financing Companies: | Augusta Films, Get Lifted Film Co, Artemis Rising Foundation, Shout! Studios |
Production Countries: | United States |
Languages: | English |