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When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (3 disc)

 

 

Produced and Directed by Spike Lee


US 2006 / Documentary / 256 min / Color / Dolby 5.1 / 1.78: 1 Widescreen Anamorphic / NTSC /  In English with Optional  French and Spanish Subtitles / Closed Captioned


One year after Hurricane Katrina decimated New Orleans, director Spike Lee presents a four-hour, four-part chronicle recounting, through words and images, one of our country?s most profound natural disasters. In addition to revisiting the hours leading up to the arrival of Katrina, a Category 5 hurricane before it hit the coast of Louisiana, When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts tells the personal stories of those who lived to tell about it, at the same time exploring the underbelly of a nation where the divide along race and class lines has never been more pronounced.

 
       

Bonus Features:

Audio commentaries by filmmaker Spike Lee
Next Movement - Act V: a 105-minute epilogue featuring new interviews and insights that further chronicle the hardship endured by New Orleaneans in the aftermath of Katrina
Water Is Rising: a gallery of photos by David Lee with music by Terence Blanchard