Trouble the Water

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MOVIE

Trouble the Water

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

"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

Year

2008

Duration

1h 33m

Status

Released

Score

6.90

#hurricane#natural-disaster#woman-director

Cast

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Scott Rogers

George W. Bush

George W. Bush

Self (archive footage)

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Michael Brown

Self (archive footage)

Julie Chen

Julie Chen

Self - Reporter (archive footage)

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Ray Nagin

Self (archive footage)

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Brian Nobles

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Wink Rivers

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Scott Roberts

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Larry Sims

Self - Resident

Shepard Smith

Shepard Smith

Self (voice) (archive sound)