In 19th-century Louisiana's Cajun country, Belizaire (Armand Assante) is the informal spokesman for his citizens, who don't see eye to eye with local racists who wish to eradicate all Cajuns.

is a loose retelling of The Odyssey, the last major straightforward attempt to make a cinematic version of the story was a TV miniseries in 1997 starring Armand Assante as Odysseus, Bernadette ...