Rent When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (2006)
4.3 of 5 from 72 ratings
4h 18min
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- Synopsis:
As the world watched in horror, Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans on August 29, 2005. Like many who watched the unfolding drama on television news, director Spike Lee was shocked not only by the scale of the disaster, but by the slow, inept and disorganized response of the emergency and recovery effort. Lee was moved to document this modern American tragedy, a morality play witnessed by people all around the world. The result is When The Levees Broke: A Requiem In Four Acts. The film is structured in four acts, each dealing with a different aspect of the events that preceded and followed Katrina's catastrophic passage through New Orleans. The film is an intimate portrait of New Orleans in the wake of the destruction, and tells the heartbreaking personal stories of those who endured this harrowing ordeal and survived to tell the tale of misery, despair and triumph. - Actors:
- Darleen Asevedo, Jay Asevedo, Shelton 'Shakespeare' Alexander, Lee Arnold, Gralen Bryant Banks, John Barry, Robert Bea, Harry Belafonte, Wilhelmina Blanchard, Terence Blanchard, Kathleen Blanco, Douglas Brinkley, Joseph Bruno, Karen Carter, Louis Cataldie, Judith Morgan, Cheryl Livaudais, Will Chittenden, Eddie Compass, Harry Cook
- Directors:
- Spike Lee
- Studio:
- Warner
- Genres:
- TV Documentaries
- Collections:
- The Instant Expert's Guide to Spike Lee, What's Next: 10 Films to Watch if You Like Chernobyl
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