“The secrets that hold us together can also tear us apart.”
Eve's Bayou
6.4
154 votes·1997
·1h 48m
·MovieDrama
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.
Commercial Verdict
Hit
Revenue vs Budget2.5x
0x1x2x3x4x5x
Profitable theatrical release
Keywords
sibling relationshipparent child relationshipsuperstitionaunt niece relationshipmenstruationtaverncurseall black castwoman directorangryanxiousvindictive
Cast
Jurnee Smollett
Eve Batiste
Meagan Good
Cisely Batiste
Samuel L. Jackson
Louis Batiste
Lynn Whitfield
Roz Batiste
Debbi Morgan
Mozelle Batiste Delacroix
Jake Smollett
Poe Batiste
Ethel Ayler
Gran Mère
Diahann Carroll
Elzora
Vondie Curtis-Hall
Julian Grayraven
Roger Guenveur Smith
Lenny Mereaux
Lisa Nicole Carson
Matty Mereaux
Branford Marsalis
Harry
Afonda Colbert
Henrietta
Lola Dalferes
Lynette
Marcus Lyle Brown
Hosea
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