# Eve's Bayou (1997)

> A young girl’s glimpse of her father’s betrayal opens a haunting, female-centered portrait of family secrets, spiritual belief, and hard-won forgiveness in rural Louisiana.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/29806

## Facts

- Runtime: 108 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Kasi Lemmons
- Cast: Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Meagan Good, Samuel L. Jackson, Lynn Whitfield, Debbi Morgan, Jake Smollett, Ethel Ayler, Diahann Carroll
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119080/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: brooding, eerie, melancholic, reflective evening, gothic cinema night

## Synopsis

A young girl's innocent curiosity leads her into a world of dark family secrets and haunting truths.

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