A Crime on the Bayou

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DocumentaryCrime

2021, Movie, 1h 31min

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.

Country: United States

Director:

Nancy Buirski

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6.8

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Critic Jeffrey M. Anderson

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...the movie's message of tolerance is righteously clear -- and still timely.

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In the depths of Louisiana's swampland, a young Black man named Gary Duncan finds himself at the center of a legal storm. Arrested for simply trying to break up a fight between white and Black teenagers, Duncan's case becomes a catalyst for change. With the help of a courageous Jewish attorney, Richard Sobol, Duncan takes on a racist legal system and fights for justice all the way to the Supreme Court. Their unlikely friendship and unwavering determination serve as a powerful reminder that anyone can make a difference in the face of oppression.

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