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An examination of the U.S. government's response to Hurricane Katrina.An examination of the U.S. government's response to Hurricane Katrina.An examination of the U.S. government's response to Hurricane Katrina.
- Won 3 Primetime Emmys
- 8 wins & 9 nominations total
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- TriviaThe score for When the Levees Broke was re-used in the 2018 Spike Lee Joint BlackKklansman.
- ConnectionsFeatured in 50 Documentaries to See Before You Die: Episode 1 (2011)
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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.
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- Cuando se rompieron los diques: Réquiem en cuatro actos
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What is the Spanish language plot outline for When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (2006)?
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