A Crime on the Bayou (2021) [NR]
Featuring:
Gary Duncan, Richard Sobol, Lolis Eric Elie
Written by:
Nancy Buirski
Directed by:
Nancy Buirski
Release Date:
June 18, 2021
Original Title:
A Crime on the Bayou
Genres:
Crime | Documentary
Production Companies:
Artemis Rising
Augusta Films
Get Lifted Film Co.
Shout! Studios
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
US: NR
Runtime: 91
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 Black teenager bravely challenges the most powerful white supremacist in 1960s Louisiana with the help of a young Jewish attorney. Systemic racism meets its match in decisive courtroom battles, including the U.S. Supreme Court, and a lifelong friendship is born.
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