In the Electric Mist

In the Electric Mist

In the Electric Mist

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In the Electric Mist

"NO ONE CAN ESCAPE THE SINS OF THE PAST"

2009

1h 57m

6.1(447 votes)

Thriller

Drama

Crime

Mystery

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.

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25 members

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Tommy Lee Jones

Dave Robicheaux

Tommy Lee Jones

Acting

John Goodman

Julie 'Baby Feet' Balboni

John Goodman

Acting

Peter Sarsgaard

Elrod Sykes

Peter Sarsgaard

Acting

Mary Steenburgen

Bootsie Robicheaux

Mary Steenburgen

Acting

Kelly Macdonald

Kelly Drummond

Kelly Macdonald

Acting

Justina Machado

Rosie Gomez

Justina Machado

Acting

Ned Beatty

Twinky LeMoyne

Ned Beatty

Acting

James Gammon

Ben Hebert

James Gammon

Acting

Pruitt Taylor Vince

Lou Girard

Pruitt Taylor Vince

Acting

Levon Helm

General John Bell Hood

Levon Helm

Acting

Buddy Guy

Sam 'Hogman' Patin

Buddy Guy

Acting

Julio Cesar Cedillo

Cholo Manelli

Julio Cesar Cedillo

Acting

Bernard Hocke

Murphy Doucet

Bernard Hocke

Directing

John Sayles

Michael Goldman

John Sayles

Acting

Gary Grubbs

Sheriff

Gary Grubbs

Acting

Walter Breaux

Batist

No Image

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Alana Locke

Alafair Robicheaux

No Image

Acting

Adella Gautier

Clothilde

Adella Gautier

Acting

Louis Herthum

Doobie Patout

Louis Herthum

Acting

Ritchie Montgomery

Club Leon Bartender

Ritchie Montgomery

Acting

Tony Molina Jr.

Adonis Brown

Tony Molina Jr.

Acting

Randy Austin

St. Clare Parish Deputy

Randy Austin

Acting

Richard Andrew Jones

Sollie Rothberg

Richard Andrew Jones

Acting

Andrea Frankle

Margot

Andrea Frankle

Acting

Rio Hackford

Unknown Role

Rio Hackford

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