The read
A Balasaur Score of 76 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 100%, Metacritic 81/100. Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do. Streaming on Prime.
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.
Ratings
Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do.
3 audience votes
Key crew
- Nancy BuirskiDirector
- Nancy BuirskiWriter
