Trouble the Water (2008)

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Directors:

Carl Deal
Tia Lessin

Release Date:

5 December 2008 (UK)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

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. |

Plot Keywords:

Video Camera | New Orleans | Rapper | Flood | Oscar Nom 2009

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 6 wins & 2 nominations

Runtime:

90 min | USA:93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:Unrated

Filming Locations:

Alexandria, Louisiana, USA

Company:

Elsewhere Films

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 81st Annual Academy Awards (2009) (TV)

stunning, hilarious, one of the most important films in years

Wow. This is absolutely the best documentary I've seen in years, and hands-down most engaging and relevant piece I have seen on the Hurricane Katrina catastrophe. It is outstanding: funny, tragic, sharp and smart. Kim simply steals the show, even she's videotaping and you can't even see her, you can only hear her voice from behind the camera. The film is centered around Kim's footage of the hurricane and her life. She is a gifted storyteller and also quite a good rapper. When I saw the film, the theater burst out into spontaneous applause after she performed one of her songs in its entirety on film; in the Q&A, the directors' said that had happened every single time it's been screened.