Movie Settings Database

As Summers Die

Where:

Louisiana

When:

The 1950s

Set in a sleepy Southern Louisiana town in 1959, a lawyer, searches for justice as he volunteers to help a black woman whose property is being threatened by the Holts, the first family of the town, after she refuses to sell her valuable land.

Released in 1986 — 87 minutes

Genre:

Drama

Language:

English