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Trouble the Water

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

Documentary1h 33m

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96%

Tomatometer

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87%

Popcornmeter

7.0

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Storyline

"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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Details

DirectorsCarl Deal, Tia Lessin

ReleasedJan 20, 2008

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guideNot rated

Studios

Elsewhere Films

Louverture Films

Cast

Scott Rogers

Self

George W. Bush

George W. Bush

Self (archive footage)

Michael Brown

Self (archive footage)

Julie Chen

Julie Chen

Self - Reporter (archive footage)

Ray Nagin

Self (archive footage)

Brian Nobles

Self

Wink Rivers

Self

Scott Roberts

Self

Larry Sims

Self - Resident

Shepard Smith

Shepard Smith

Self (voice) (archive sound)

Kimberly Rivers Roberts

Self

Where to watch(NG)

Stream

Kino Film Collection

Rent / Buy

Amazon Video

Apple TV Store

Fandango At Home

Reviews

8 reviews · 7 critics

7 fresh · 0 rotten

Critics consensus

“This incredible documentary displays the tragedy and mismanagement of Katrina along with the heroism of strangers and survivors.”

96% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

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Peter Howell

RTToronto StarFeb 13, 2009

'God's gonna trouble the water,' goes the chorus from the African-American spiritual that gives Trouble the Water its title, but no deity is to blame for the tide of bureaucratic bungling and inhumanity the movie reveals.

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Rick Groen

RTGlobe and MailFeb 12, 2009

The person at the centre emerges as a force of nature unto herself. Meet, and prepare to be inspired by, Kimberly Rivers Roberts.

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Wally Hammond

RTTime OutDec 5, 2008

Essential, startling and distressing insight into what it was like to be in the eye of the Katrina storm if you were a poor, black resident of the Ninth Ward of New Orleans on Monday August 29 2005.

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Ellie Lucas

RTFrom the Front RowJul 7, 2019

Invites us to step into the shoes of people who the government forgot, and demands that we refuse to do the same.

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Information

Title

Trouble the Water

Released

Jan 20, 2008

Rated

Not rated

Region of Origin

United States of America

Original Audio

English

Runtime

1h 33m

Status

Released

Studios

Elsewhere Films, Louverture Films

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