When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.1 |
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About
"an oral history of a national failure"
Spike Lee's sprawling documentary chronicles Hurricane Katrina and its catastrophic aftermath in New Orleans, built almost entirely from survivor testimony, news footage, and interviews with officials, engineers, and residents. Structured in four unhurried acts, it moves from the storm itself through the failures of government response to the long, uncertain rebuilding. The pace is deliberate and the runtime substantial, but it never feels padded; grief, anger, and dark humor sit side by side. What carries it is the sheer honesty of the people speaking, unfiltered and given room to say everything.
the raw, unfiltered testimony from residents who lived through the disaster firsthand.
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All Seasons
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Part One | 8.4 | 138 | 67 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Part Two | 8.4 | 126 | 65 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | Part Three | 7.9 | 83 | 61 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | Part Four | 8.1 | 79 | 64 min | |
| ▶ | 5 | Epilogue | 8.1 | 19 | 108 min |