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Louisiana Story
UNITED STATES · 1948

Louisiana Story

Robert Flaherty
industrialization vs nature childhood innocence cajun culture environmental impact coming of age
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Synopsis

The idyllic life of a young Cajun boy and his pet raccoon is disrupted when the tranquility of the bayou is broken by an oil well drilling near his home.

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