"When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts" (2006)TV mini-series

Director:

Spike Lee

Release Date:

13 December 2006 (Finland)

Genre:

Documentary

Tagline:

An American Tragedy

Plot:

An examination of the U.S. government's role and its response to Hurricane Katrina.

Plot Keywords:

Federal Government | Disaster | Expose | Government | Local Government

Awards:

Won 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 4 wins & 8 nominations

Cast

Darleen Asevedo	...	Herself
Jay Asevedo	...	Herself
Shelton 'Shakespeare' Alexander	...	Himself (as Shelton Shakespear Alexander)
Lee Arnold	...	Himself
Gralen Bryant Banks	...	Himself
John Barry	...	Himself
Robert Bea	...	Himself
Harry Belafonte	...	Himself
Wilhelmina Blanchard	...	Herself
Terence Blanchard	...	Himself
Kathleen Blanco	...	Herself (as Kathleen Babineaux Blanco)
Douglas Brinkley	...	Himself
Joseph Bruno	...	Himself
Karen Carter	...	Herself
Louis Cataldie	...	Himself

Also Known As:

When the Levees Broke (USA) (short title)

Runtime:

255 min (2 parts)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:13 | USA:TV-MA | UK:15 | South Korea:12

Filming Locations:

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Company:

40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks

Movie Connections:

References Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)

You need courage to watch this documentary and not feel ill.

Let me explain this in terms everyone can understand. This is not an issue about Republican or Democrat, Left or Right. This is about justice. When a Government that is responsible for it's people turns it back on an entire State for immoral reasons someone needs to be accountable. This documentary explains in detail what happens when a government any government is not held accountable. There are no glass houses. Heed it's warning. One day it could be you floating down main street. Or burning up from global warming gone mad. This film is terrifying in the sense that it wasn't filmed in a Hollywood studio with some lame like Bruce Willis saving the day and all is well. This is real. And if you can stomach it, watch it. Invite a friend to watch it. And demand accountability from the people that are supposed to work for all of us. What does it say, when the richest country in the world lets it's most weak, sickest, poorest, young and old rot in a major city for over 7days? Watch this documentary and you answer that question yourself.