When the Levees Broke (2006) USA
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Director:Lee, Spike, Pollard, Sam
Studio:40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks
Rating:8.5 (2,764 votes)
Date Added:2012-06-05
ASIN:026359397325
Awards:Won 3 Primetime Emmys, Another 4 wins & 8 nominations
Genre:English films
IMDb:0783612
Duration:4:16:00
Languages:English
Subtitles:French, Spanish
LAC code:300009236
DVD or VHS:DVD
Original:original
Lee, Spike, Pollard, Sam  ...  (Director)
  ...  (Writer)
 
Darleen Asevedo  ...  Herself
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Summary: One year after Hurricane Katrina decimated New Orleans, director Spike Lee presents a four-hour, four-part chronicle recounting, through words and images, one of our country?s most profound natural disasters. In addition to revisiting the hours leading up to the arrival of Katrina, a Category 5 hurricane before it hit the coast of Louisiana, When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts tells the personal stories of those who lived to tell about it, at the same time exploring the underbelly of a nation where the divide along race and class lines has never been more pronounced.