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A Balasaur Score of 75 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 84%, Metacritic 78/100. Scores higher than 83% of the 1,952 1990s drama movies in this catalog. Streaming on Prime and Peacock.
Synopsis
Summer heats up in rural Louisiana beside Eve’s Bayou, 1962, as the Batiste family tries to survive the secrets they’ve kept and the betrayals they’ve endured.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes84%
Metacritic78/100
161 audience votes
Key crew
- Kasi LemmonsWriter
- Kasi LemmonsDirector
- Terence BlanchardOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jurnee Smollett-BellEve Batiste
- Meagan GoodCisely Batiste
- Samuel L. JacksonLouis Batiste
- Lynn WhitfieldRoz Batiste
- Debbi MorganMozelle Batiste Delacroix
- Jake SmollettPoe Batiste
- Ethel AylerGran Mère
- Diahann CarrollElzora
- Vondie Curtis-HallJulian Grayraven
- Roger Guenveur SmithLenny Mereaux
- Lisa Nicole CarsonMatty Mereaux
- Branford MarsalisHarry
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Themes
sibling relationshipparent child relationshipsuperstitionaunt niece relationshipmenstruationtaverncurseall black castwoman directorangryanxiousvindictive
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