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

  1. Cast 1

    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

**_Rebels needing a cause vs. SWAT police in Jet City_** I never knew there was a battle in Seattle and learned that the ‘battle’ refers to the protests that halted the 1999 World Trade Organization (WTO) summit in Seattle from Nov 30 to Dec 3. Not being a fan of the typical ‘protestor’ who annoyingly blocks traffic, I put off seeing this docudrama; the fact that it bombed at the box office didn’t help. However, it works by informing you of the WTO with further details at the climax concerning the near future, not to mention writer/director Stuart Townsend seamlessly interspliced footage...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget$8,000,000.00

Revenue $908,847.00

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