
In the Electric Mist
NO ONE CAN ESCAPE THE SINS OF THE PAST
Directed by Bertrand Tavernier
Produced by Little Bear, Ithaca Pictures
A murky Southern noir that tangles present-day crime with the unresolved ghosts of racial violence and historical trauma.
Lt. Dave Robicheaux, a detective in New Iberia, Louisiana, is trying to link the murder of a local hooker to New Orleans mobster Julie 'Baby Feet' Balboni, who is co-producer of a Civil War film. When the star of the film, Elrod Sykes, reports finding another corpse in the Atchafalaya Swamp near the movie set, Robicheaux starts another investigation, believing the corpse to be the remains of a black man whose murder he witnessed 35 years earlier.
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Is In the Electric Mist scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is In the Electric Mist sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Does In the Electric Mist end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.
Is In the Electric Mist easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 73% of films.
Is In the Electric Mist violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.
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