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Eve's Bayou
Eve's Bayou

Eve's Bayou

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

Genres

Drama

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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.

Others

Budget

$6000000

Revenue

$14842388

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

109 mins

Rating

6.373/10

Release Date

07 November 1997

Country

United States of America

Cast

Jurnee Smollett

Jurnee Smollett

Eve Batiste

Meagan Good

Meagan Good

Cisely Batiste

Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson

Louis Batiste

Lynn Whitfield

Lynn Whitfield

Roz Batiste

Debbi Morgan

Debbi Morgan

Mozelle Batiste Delacroix

Jake Smollett

Jake Smollett

Poe Batiste

Ethel Ayler

Ethel Ayler

Gran Mère

Diahann Carroll

Diahann Carroll

Elzora

Vondie Curtis-Hall

Vondie Curtis-Hall

Julian Grayraven

Roger Guenveur Smith

Roger Guenveur Smith

Lenny Mereaux

Lisa Nicole Carson

Lisa Nicole Carson

Matty Mereaux

Branford Marsalis

Branford Marsalis

Harry

Afonda Colbert

Afonda Colbert

Henrietta

Lola Dalferes

Lola Dalferes

Lynette

Marcus Lyle Brown

Marcus Lyle Brown

Hosea

Alverta Perkins Dunigan

Alverta Perkins Dunigan

Paige

Ron Flagge

Ron Flagge

Vendor

Sharon K. London

Sharon K. London

Hilary

Carol Sutton

Carol Sutton

Madame Renard

Victoria Rowell

Victoria Rowell

Stevie Hobbs

Oneal A. Isaac

Oneal A. Isaac

Bus Driver

Julian Dalcour

Julian Dalcour

Bartender

Leonard L. Thomas

Leonard L. Thomas

Maynard

Allen Toussaint

Allen Toussaint

Proprietor

Billie Neal

Billie Neal

Ghost of Original Eve

Tamara Tunie

Tamara Tunie

Narrator (voice)

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