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90 min - Documentary - 5 December 2008 (UK)

7.2

Ratings: 7.2/10 from 1,236 users Metascore: 83/100
Reviews: 20 user | 62 critic | 26 from Metacritic.com

A redemptive tale of an aspiring rap artist surviving failed levees and her own troubled past and seizing a chance for a new beginning.

Directors:

Carl Deal, Tia Lessin

Stars:

Michael Brown, George W. Bush and Julie Chen

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Trouble the Water -- An aspiring rap artist and her streetwise husband, armed with a video camera, show what survival is all about when they are trapped in New Orleans by deadly floodwaters, and seize a chance for a new beginning.

Trouble the Water -- 'Trouble the Water' tells the story of an aspiring rap artist and her streetwise husband, trapped in New Orleans by deadly floodwaters, who survive the storm and then seize a chance for a new beginning.

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Credited cast:
	Michael Brown	...	Himself (archive footage)
	George W. Bush	...	Himself (archive footage)
	Julie Chen	...	Herself - Reporter (archive footage)
	Ray Nagin	...	Himself (archive footage)
	Brian Nobles	...	Himself
	Wink Rivers	...	Himself
	Kimberly Rivers Roberts	...	Herself
	Scott Roberts	...	Himself
	Larry Sims	...	Himself - Resident
	Shepard Smith	...	Himself (voice) (archive sound)

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A redemptive tale of an aspiring rap artist surviving failed levees and her own troubled past and seizing a chance for a new beginning.

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Plot Keywords:

Video Camera | New Orleans Louisiana | Flood | Rapper | Hurricane Katrina

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Release Date:

5 December 2008 (UK) See more »

Also Known As:

El corazón del Katrina See more »

Filming Locations:

Alexandria, Louisiana, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$900,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$519,981 (USA) (5 April 2009)

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Runtime:

90 min | USA: 93 min

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1.85 : 1

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