Trouble the Water

Trouble the Water

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

2008 en 93 minutes

Rating: 6.8

Plot

"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

Scott Rogers

Scott Rogers

Self

George W. Bush

George W. Bush

Self (archive footage)

Michael Brown

Michael Brown

Self (archive footage)

Julie Chen Moonves

Julie Chen Moonves

Self - Reporter (archive footage)

Ray Nagin

Ray Nagin

Self (archive footage)

Brian Nobles

Brian Nobles

Self

Wink Rivers

Wink Rivers

Self

Scott Roberts

Scott Roberts

Self

Larry Sims

Larry Sims

Self - Resident

Shepard Smith

Shepard Smith

Self (voice) (archive sound)

Kimberly Rivers Roberts

Kimberly Rivers Roberts

Self

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