The Battle in Seattle (film)
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| Battle in Seattle | |
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| Directed by | Stuart Townsend |
| Starring | Charlize Theron Woody Harrelson Ray Liotta Ivana Milicevic Michelle Rodriguez Rade Serbedzija Channing Tatum |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | December 2007 |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
Battle in Seattle is written and directed by Stuart Townsend and is based on what was considered to be one of the most incendiary political uprisings in recent history.
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[edit] Plot Summary
Activists arrive in Seattle, Washington en masse to protest a meeting of the World Trade Organization (WTO). Riots and chaos ensue when large crowds become hostile and police are outnumbered. The movie takes an in-depth look at the five days that rocked the world in 1999 as thousands of demonstrators protested the meeting of the WTO in Seattle's streets. Although it began as a peaceful protest with a goal of stopping the WTO talks, the protest quickly escalated into a full-scale riot and eventual State of Emergency that put peaceful and unarmed protesters against the Seattle Police Department and the National Guard.
In Battle in Seattle we are able to experience what the protesters, police, delegates, doctors, and city of Seattle went through on those dark days in 1999. Dramatic theatrical performances of the star-studded cast are merged with the actual footage of the event to bring the different viewpoints to life in the movie.[1]
[edit] Cast
- Charlize Theron...Ella
- Woody Harrelson...Dale
- Ray Liotta...Mayor Jim Tobin
- Ivana Milicevic...Carla
- Michelle Rodriguez...Lou
- Rade Serbedzija...Dr. Maric
- Channing Tatum...Johnson
- Joshua Jackson...Randall
[edit] Filming Locations
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ ChanningTatumUnwrapped.com. Retrieved on February 8, 2007.
