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Summary Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, this astonishingly powerful documentary is at once horrifying and exhilarating. Directed and produced by Fahrenheit 9/11 and Bowling for Columbine producers Tia Lessin and Carl Deal, Trouble the Water takes you inside Hurricane Katrina in a way never before seen on screen...

Trouble the Water
Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 26 Critic Reviews
must-see
83
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 8 User Ratings
7.3
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Summary Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, this astonishingly powerful documentary is at once horrifying and exhilarating. Directed and produced by Fahrenheit 9/11 and Bowling for Columbine producers Tia Lessin and Carl Deal, Trouble the Water takes you inside Hurricane Katrina in a way never before seen on screen...

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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 26 Critic Reviews
83
92% Positive
24 Reviews
8% Mixed
2 Reviews
0% Negative
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 26 Critic Reviews
83
92% Positive
24 Reviews
8% Mixed
2 Reviews
0% Negative
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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 8 User Ratings
7.3
88% Positive
7 Ratings
0% Mixed
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13% Negative
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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 8 User Ratings
7.3
88% Positive
7 Ratings
0% Mixed
0 Ratings
13% Negative
1 Rating

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Production Company Elsewhere Films
Release Date Aug 22, 2008
Duration 1 h 30 m
Rating Unrated
Academy Awards, USA
1 Nomination
Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
• 3 Wins & 3 Nominations
Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US
2 Nominations