Trouble the Water (2008)

Directed by

Tia Lessin, Carl Deal

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 33m

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 30 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows a young couple in New Orleans as they live through Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath. It shows their struggle to survive the storm and then face the chaos that follows.

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What happens

Trouble the Water is a 2008 documentary film produced and directed by Tia Lessin and Carl Deal. The film centers on a young couple surviving Hurricane Katrina, and facing their own troubled past during the storm's aftermath. It features music by Massive Attack, Mary Mary, Citizen Cope, John Lee Hooker, The Roots, Dr. John and Blackkoldmadina. Trouble the Water was distributed by Zeitgeist Films and premiered in theaters in New York City and Los Angeles on August 22, 2008, followed by a national release. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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