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.
A Crime on the Bayou has generally received positive reviews.
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A Crime on the Bayou was released in 2021 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 5 reviews, giving A Crime on the Bayou (2021) an average rating of 68%.
With a score of 68%, A Crime on the Bayou is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2021, which stands at 59%.
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