Bayou Blue

Bayou Blue

A portrait of one American region's descent into darkness.

2011 · 79 min · ★ 5.5 · Documentary, Crime

From 1997 to 2006, serial killer Ronald Dominique raped and killed twenty-three men in poverty- stricken Southeastern Louisiana. Difficulties in apprehending Dominique ranged from the underfunding of law enforcement to a lack of family advocacy for the victims, to the general distraction by other catastrophes such as Hurricane Katrina. Bayou Blue meditates on the decay of a community.

Directed by Alix Lambert

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