Won't Let the Angels Take You Away (2007)

• 75%
• 2007

Three months after Hurricane Katrina struck New orleans, a husband and wife country bluegrass band called Truckstop Honeymoon return from their new residence in Lawrence, Kansas to survey the damage to their home and community in the Ninth Ward. Utilizing the direct cinema style, the film compassionately enters the lives of Mike West, Kate Euliss, and their daughters Sadie and Vega as they tour the American Midwest and South - delighting audiences with their sharp-tongued lyrics and determination to survive. This feature documentary is a tale of community, music, and survival amidst the ruins of the most devastating storm of the century.