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In the Electric Mist

In the Electric Mist

NO ONE CAN ESCAPE THE SINS OF THE PAST

2009•1h 57m•6.1/10
ThrillerDramaCrimeMystery

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6.1/10(453)

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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Production

Little Bear, Ithaca Pictures, TF1 International

Language

EN

Status

Released

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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

Buddy Guy

Buddy Guy

Sam 'Hogman' Patin

Julio Cesar Cedillo

Julio Cesar Cedillo

Cholo Manelli

Bernard Hocke

Bernard Hocke

Murphy Doucet

John Sayles

John Sayles

Michael Goldman

Gary Grubbs

Gary Grubbs

Sheriff

Walter Breaux

Batist

Alana Locke

Alafair Robicheaux

Adella Gautier

Adella Gautier

Clothilde

Louis Herthum

Louis Herthum

Doobie Patout

Ritchie Montgomery

Ritchie Montgomery

Club Leon Bartender

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