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Trouble the Water
“It's not about a hurricane. It's about America.”
7.0 / 10• 2008• 1h 33m•NR• English
Documentary
Storyline
"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.
Cast & Crew
SR
Scott Rogers
Self
Lead
George W. Bush
Self (archive footage)
MB
Michael Brown
Self (archive footage)
Julie Chen
Self - Reporter (archive footage)
RN
Ray Nagin
Self (archive footage)
BN
Brian Nobles
Self
WR
Wink Rivers
Self
SR
Scott Roberts
Self
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Tia Lessin's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Trouble the Water is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
