Little Chenier

Feb 29, 2008

2h 0m

★ 5.6

A Cajun Story

Overview

LITTLE CHENIER: A CAJUN STORY is the story of a young man who lives a simple life on a houseboat in the Louisiana bayou with his mentally handicapped brother until one is accused of a crime in the small town.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Dore Productions (II)

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Cast

Beauxregard "Beaux" Dupuis

Johnathon Schaech

Pemon Dupuis

Frederick Koehler

Marie-Louise LeBauve

Tamara Braun

Carl Lebauve

Jeremy Davidson

T-Boy Trahan

Clifton Collins Jr.

Sheriff Kline Lebauve

Chris Mulkey

Jo Jo

Fiona Dourif

Larry Eagle

Michael McHale

Nadine

Amy Brassette

Oggie

David Born

Gwenivere Lebauve

Isabella Hofmann

Faye

Laurie O'Brien

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7.1

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8.0

Nobody Knows

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7.5

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6.0

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6.5

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6.8

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7.3

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6.7

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7.2

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6.9

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7.2

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6.6

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7.1

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