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For the Cajun of Louisiana a boucherie is a ritual of the same devotion as Mardi Gras and Jazz. A ritual which despite no longer being practiced out of necessity is kept alive - From the first gun shot at dawn, a small team of Cajuns begin to rapidly dismantle a hog whose parts are carved and passed in every direction. Hams hit the smoker, shoulders are tossed in pots of boiling water; fatback is diced, stomach intestines are rinsed before becoming casings for sausage and boudin. This is a boucherie. A ritual for the Cajun of Louisiana of a similar devotion as Mardi Gras and Jazz, but one that like many traditions once borne out of necessity is now fading into the past. OFFICIAL SELECTION Cinema on the Bayou Film Festival. OFFICIAL SELECTION New Orleans Film Festival.