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In the Electric Mist

In the Electric Mist

NO ONE CAN ESCAPE THE SINS OF THE PAST

20096.11h 57m

Overview

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. At the same time, after Elrod Sykes, the star of the film, 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 who he saw being murdered 35 years before.

Directed by Bertrand Tavernier
Written by Jerzy Kromolowski, Mary Olson-Kromolowski, James Lee Burke
Produced by Frédéric Bourboulon, Michael Fitzgerald, Deborah Dobson Bach
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Top Cast

Tommy Lee Jones

Tommy Lee Jones

Dave Robicheaux

John Goodman

John Goodman

Julie 'Baby Feet' Balboni

Peter Sarsgaard

Peter Sarsgaard

Elrod Sykes

Mary Steenburgen

Mary Steenburgen

Bootsie Robicheaux

Kelly Macdonald

Kelly Macdonald

Kelly Drummond

Justina Machado

Justina Machado

Rosie Gomez

Ned Beatty

Ned Beatty

Twinky LeMoyne

James Gammon

James Gammon

Ben Hebert

Pruitt Taylor Vince

Pruitt Taylor Vince

Lou Girard

Levon Helm

Levon Helm

General John Bell Hood

Themes & Keywords

detective inspectorbayouseries of murdersconfederate soldier

About In the Electric Mist

In the Electric Mist is a thriller, drama, crime, mystery film released in 2009 exploring themes of detective inspector, bayou, series of murders, confederate soldier. Directed by Bertrand Tavernier, it stars Tommy Lee Jones, John Goodman, Peter Sarsgaard. 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. At the same time, after Elrod Sykes, the star of the film, 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 who he saw being murdered 35 years before.

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