New Iberia, Louisiana. Detective Dave Robicheaux (Tommy Lee Jones) is on the hunt for a serial killer who preys on young women. Driving home from another gruesome crime scene, Dave meets charismatic Hollywood star Elrod Sykes (Peter Sarsgaard). Sykes is in town shooting his new movie, with backing from local crime kingpin Baby Feet Balboni (John Goodman). He tells Dave he saw a body lying in a swamp - the decomposed corpse of a black man in chains. The discovery brings memories hurtling out of Dave's past.. he senses the two cases are linked. But as Dave gets closer to the murderer, the murderer gets closer to Dave and his family...

Written by Jerzy Kromolowski and Marie Olsen-Kromolowski and directed by the legendary Bertrand Tavernier (the man behind one of our all-time favourite cop dramas L.627), In the Electric Mist stars Tommy Lee Jones, John Goodman, Peter Sarsgaard, Peter Sarsgaard, Kelly Macdonald, Mary Steenburgen and Ned Beatty, in what Cinefantastique described as "a string of terrific performances that make for a very pleasant 102 minutes."

In the Electric Mist will be released on UK DVD on 8th February 2009 by High Fliers Films at the RRP of £15.99.