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Trouble the Water

It's not about a hurricane. It's about America.

2008★ 6.9 · 301h 33mDocumentary

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.

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Cast

George W. Bush
as Self (archive footage)

Julie Chen
as Self - Reporter (archive footage)

Shepard Smith
as Self (voice) (archive sound)

Ray Nagin
as Self (archive footage)

Wink Rivers
as Self

Brian Nobles
as Self

Scott Rogers
as Self

Scott Roberts
as Self

Kimberly Rivers Roberts
as Self

Larry Sims
as Self - Resident

Michael Brown
as Self (archive footage)

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Release date: 2008-01-20

Runtime: 1h 33m

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