Battle in Seattle (2007)

R09/07/2007Action, Drama1h 39m
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Six lives, six battles, one city.

Overview

Thousands of activists arrive in Seattle, Washington in masses to protest the WTO Ministerial Conference of 1999 (World Trade Organization). Although it began as a peaceful protest with a goal of stopping the WTO talks, it escalated into a full-scale riot and eventually, a State of Emergency that pitted protesters against the Seattle Police Department and the National Guard.

Top Billed Cast

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    Martin Henderson

    Jay

  2. Cast 1

    Michelle Rodriguez

    Lou

  3. Cast 1

    Woody Harrelson

    Dale

  4. Cast 1

    Charlize Theron

    Ella

  5. Cast 1

    Jennifer Carpenter

    Sam

  6. Cast 1

    André 3000

    Django

  7. Cast 1

    Ray Liotta

    Mayor Jim Tobin

  8. Cast 1

    Connie Nielsen

    Jean

  9. Cast 1

    Rade Šerbedžija

    Dr. Maric

**It has some points of merit, but lacks neutrality.** I was too young in 1999 to remember this World Trade Organization meeting. However, I am fully aware that this type of summit is usually a rallying point for demonstrators in favor of a thousand ideals: rebels without a cause, anarchists, socialists, communists, environmentalists, conspiracy theorists... I don't really know what happened, but there is no doubt that these protests were violent and, to a certain extent, they managed to achieve their objectives, severely disrupting the summit and the life of the city, and becoming a jui...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget$8,000,000.00

Revenue $908,847.00

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