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Little Chenier (2006)
Good story, terrible depiction of the area and the people.
My family actually has a camp in Little Chenier. They were approached by the producers to possibly use our camp for a scene, but it fell through. I've spent plenty of time out there. First off, Little Chenier sits in the marsh, not the swamp. Them Mermentau is a river, not a bayou. There is not one single "bait shop on the water" in Cameron parish. The portrayal of people from Little Chenier ridge (not a town as it is described in the synopsis) as backwards rednecks who have to take a boat if they want to go anywhere is disgusting. I had hope for the movie when I heard the producer/director was from Lake Charles, but apparently they didn't do their research. They have functioning roads and bridges and vehicles. The Sheriff is elected just like every other Sheriff; it's not a result of back-woods nepotism. Hell, the only thing they got right about the whole thing is that there are usually only one or two police units patrolling that part of the parish at any time. Although, they drive Impalas, not Crown Victorias. The depiction of the area was atrocious.
That said, the story was good. It's basically just a modern re- telling of "Of Mice and Men".
P.S. NOBODY in Little Chenier, Chenier Perdeu, or Grand Chenier, actually NO CAJUN EVER has a damn New Orleans style Jazz funeral procession when someone dies. They do like every other Catholic. They have a mass then they drive to the graveyard for the burial.
Rant over.