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Series — 2006

When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (2006)

7.51h 0mDocumentary

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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A high-signal pick with 57 votes.

Spike Lee Film / 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks

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Director: Sheila Nevins

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Ray Nagin

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Garland Robinette

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Kathleen Blanco

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Darleen Asevedo

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Jay Asevedo

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Harry Belafonte

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Wendell Pierce

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Mike Myers

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Dick Cheney

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Terence Blanchard

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Wynton Marsalis

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Al Sharpton

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