When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts

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When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts

2006- 2006

1 Seasons

4 Episodes

7.6(47 votes)

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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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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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Sean Penn

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Ye

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Anderson Cooper

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Gina Montana

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Condoleezza Rice

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George W. Bush

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Barbara Bush

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