During an 1897 epidemic, soldiers guard a quarantined Cajun village, but fisherman Alcide Boudreaux knows the back bayous well enough to evade them. Returning to his family, he himself falls sick with the fever. So begins a test of wits as his wife, his mother, and his children must all do their part to hide his presence from quarantine officials, leading up to an explosive confrontation. To the authorities, interning fever victims means stopping the spread of the epidemic. To the Boudreaux family, it means certain death for Alcide. An award-winning drama. Black and white. In Cajun French with English subtitles.
Grand Prize Winner, Sinking Creek (now Nashville International) Film Fest
Yellow Fever is a milestone in the Louisiana French Renaissance.
- Barry Ancelet
“If your knowledge of Cajun culture is limited, here’s the chance to considerably broaden your outlook.” The Houston Post
