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Trouble the Water(2008)
Status: Released
Date: 2008-01-20
68%
26 Votes
Time: 1h 33m
It's not about a hurricane. It's about America.
Overview:
"Trouble the Water" takes you inside Hurricane Katrina in a way never before seen on screen. The film opens the day before the storm makes landfall--just blocks away from the French Quarter but far from the New Orleans that most tourists knew. Kimberly Rivers Roberts, an aspiring rap artist, is turning her new video camera on herself and her Ninth Ward neighbors trapped in the city. Weaving an insider's view of Katrina with a mix of verité and in-your-face filmmaking, it is a redemptive tale of self-described street hustlers who become heroes--two unforgettable people who survive the storm and then seize a chance for a new beginning.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
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Elsewhere Films
Movie: Trouble the Water
Top 10 Billed Cast
George W. Bush
Self (archive footage)
Julie Chen
Self - Reporter (archive footage)
Shepard Smith
Self (voice) (archive sound)
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Overview
"Trouble the Water" takes you inside Hurricane Katrina in a way never before seen on screen. The film opens the day before the storm makes landfall--just blocks away from the French Quarter but far from the New Orleans that most tourists knew. Kimberly Rivers Roberts, an aspiring rap artist, is turning her new video camera on herself and her Ninth Ward neighbors trapped in the city. Weaving an insider's view of Katrina with a mix of verité and in-your-face filmmaking, it is a redemptive tale of self-described street hustlers who become heroes--two unforgettable people who survive the storm and then seize a chance for a new beginning.
Release Date
2008-01-20
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6.8
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3.4 startsTagline
It's not about a hurricane. It's about America.
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