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Key Details

Release StatusReleased
Release Date1997-11-07
Languageen
Runtime1h 48m
Budget$6,000,000
Revenue$14,842,388
Production

Trimark Pictures, Addis-Wechsler Productions, ChubbCo Film

6.5(162)
•1997•1h 48m

Eve's Bayou

"The secrets that hold us together can also tear us apart."

Drama

Overview

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.

Director
Kasi Lemmons
Writing & Screenplay
Kasi Lemmons
Cinematography
Amy Vincent

Principal Cast

26 credited
Jurnee Smollett-Bell
Jurnee Smollett-BellEve Batiste
Meagan Good
Meagan GoodCisely Batiste
Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel L. JacksonLouis Batiste
Lynn Whitfield
Lynn WhitfieldRoz Batiste
Debbi Morgan
Debbi MorganMozelle Batiste Delacroix
Jake Smollett
Jake SmollettPoe Batiste
Ethel Ayler
Ethel AylerGran Mère
Diahann Carroll
Diahann CarrollElzora
Vondie Curtis-Hall
Vondie Curtis-HallJulian Grayraven
Roger Guenveur Smith
Roger Guenveur SmithLenny Mereaux

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