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When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts

2006 · 1 season

A sober, heart-wrenching immersion into a city's catastrophe, driven by firsthand testimony and raw footage that demands your full attention.

Created by
Spike Lee
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Ray Nagin, Garland Robinette, Kathleen Blanco
Tagline
An American Tragedy.
Overview
Spike Lee's award-winning documentary follows the events that preceded and followed Hurricane Katrina's catastrophic passage through New Orleans in 2005.

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Created by
Spike Lee
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Ray Nagin, Garland Robinette, Kathleen Blanco
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • survival
  • class
  • race
  • politics
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour2
Realism10
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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Genres
documentary
Created by
Spike Lee
Starring
Ray Nagin, Garland Robinette, Kathleen Blanco, Darleen Asevedo, Jay Asevedo, Harry Belafonte, Wendell Pierce, Mike Myers
Length
1 seasons, 4 episodes, 60 min each
Network
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Country
United States of America
Languages
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