A Crime on the Bayou
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.
Cast
2 people
Nancy Buirski Director · Rex Miller Cinematographer Anthony Ripoli Editor
United States release June 18, 2021 · Produced in United States · Production Get Lifted Film Co., Artemis Rising
Production
Augusta Films
Production
Get Lifted Film Co.
Production
Artemis Rising
Production
Shout! Studios
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · November 11, 2020
Premiere
United States · June 18, 2021
Theatrical
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