Belizaire the Cajun (1986)

Directed by

Glen Pitre

Genre

drama film, adventure film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 43m

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Cajun healer in 1859 Louisiana gets caught up in a fight between his community and English-speaking newcomers. The story follows his efforts to protect his people and navigate the growing violence.

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What happens

Belizaire the Cajun is a 1986 film directed by Glen Pitre and starring Armand Assante. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival. It chronicles the story of Belizaire Breaux, a village healer (traiteur) in Acadiana in 1859, who becomes entangled in a violent conflict between Cajuns and the new Anglophone arrivals to Southwest Louisiana. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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