When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts

When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts

An American Tragedy.

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Release Date

8/21/2006

Runtime

4 eps, 243 mins

Overview

Spike Lee's award-winning documentary follows the events that preceded and followed Hurricane Katrina's catastrophic passage through New Orleans in 2005.

Status

Ended

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

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An unflinching examination of Hurricane Katrina's devastation and the systemic failures that amplified human suffering. Spike Lee constructs a requiem that is both a historical record and a profound act of witnessing, anchored by the voices and faces of those who lived through catastrophe.

Mood

MournfulAngryDread-soakedBleak

Themes

GriefRaceClassCorruptionSurvival

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Steady

Look

Documentary-likeHandheld

Structure

Linear

Heads up

Graphic violence

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