ActionDrama

Battle in Seattle

- Six lives, six battles, one city.

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.

Release Date : 2007-09-07

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Insight Film StudiosRedwood Palms PicturesRemstar Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Jay

Original Name : Martin Henderson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lou

Original Name : Michelle Rodriguez

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dale

Original Name : Woody Harrelson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ella

Original Name : Charlize Theron

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sam

Original Name : Jennifer Carpenter

Gender : Female

Character Name : Django

Original Name : André 3000

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mayor Jim Tobin

Original Name : Ray Liotta

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jean

Original Name : Connie Nielsen

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dr. Maric

Original Name : Rade Šerbedžija

Gender : Male

Character Name : Carla

Original Name : Ivana Miličević

Gender : Female

Character Name : Governor

Original Name : Tzi Ma

Gender : Male

Character Name : Randall

Original Name : Joshua Jackson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Michael

Original Name : Christopher Jacot

Gender : Male

Character Name : Abasi

Original Name : Isaach de Bankolé

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rioter (uncredited)

Original Name : Steve Baran

Gender : Male

Character Name : Johnson

Original Name : Channing Tatum

Gender : Male

Character Name : Anchor #2

Original Name : George Gordon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chief Faherty

Original Name : Garry Chalk

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lieutenant

Original Name : Gary Hudson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Anna

Original Name : Barbara Tyson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Eric

Original Name : Alistair Abell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mayor's Assistant

Original Name : Richard Ian Cox

Gender : Male

Character Name : Doctor

Original Name : Deborah DeMille

Gender : Female

Character Name : Hanson

Original Name : Lindsay Bourne

Gender : Male

Character Name : Squad Leader

Original Name : Mark Gibbon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Security Staff (as Rex Davidson)

Original Name : Rex Davison

Gender : Male

Character Name : Officer #1

Original Name : Glenn Ennis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Officer #2

Original Name : Ken Kirzinger

Gender : Male

Character Name : Female Guard

Original Name : Kelly-Ruth Mercier

Gender : Female

Character Name : Protestor #3

Original Name : Alberta Mayne

Gender : Female

Character Name : Protester #4

Original Name : Gina Holden

Gender : Female

Character Name : Durell

Original Name : Adrian Hough

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cop #1

Original Name : Brad Loree

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cop #2 (as Alexander M. Terzieff)

Original Name : Alex Terzieff

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Original Name : Bill Clinton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Haskell Wexler

Original Name : Haskell Wexler

Gender : Male

Reviews

Filipe Manuel Neto

@FilipeManuelNeto

2022-11-19

**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 juicier and more relevant matter than the summit itself. In the following summits, there was more care. I could make a series of considerations around the real usefulness of the WTO, or even if there aren't other ways to encourage a greater trade flow and greater ease in commercial exchanges between countries, making it possible to end this, apparently questionable, organization. But one thing I learned in my life: the owners of money usually win these wars, even if they lose some battles along the way. The film is very competently directed by Stuart Townsend. The director does not hide that his heart and admiration are with the protesters in the streets, and the film is not neutral about that. Thus, we witness the glorification of peaceful protests, the demonization of authorities (even though the police are portrayed as men who only do their job) and even the exposure of many of those who, under the cover of protests, broke and burned things just because it seemed a good idea. Personally, I would have preferred a more neutral approach, because if the idea was to demonize the economy and the WTO, it should have been better contextualized. The cast has some well-known names, and Martin Henderson turns out to be one of the actors who deserve our applause. He's done a good job, he's in excellent shape, and he's used the material he's been given very well to give personality and depth to his character. I also really liked the performance of Charlize Theron, in the role of her wife. Ray Liotta is very good in the role of a mayor who is overtaken by events. The rest of the cast, however, I felt didn't stand out, and didn't do much more than they really had to. The film has an extraordinary cinematic beauty, as it manages to recreate very well what was experienced on the streets during those days in December 1999. The way in which everything was recreated is pleasantly aesthetic without losing any kind of credibility or realism. The sets (streets) and costumes also help a lot and the cinematography makes good use of gas fumes and light and shadow effects, in addition to a series of moving camera shots, which transport us to the middle of the action.